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Snowplow preparation
We are a truck equipment distributor preparing for snowplow installations on pickups. Can you explain the associated certification requirements?
August 31, 2020
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Partition and bulkhead requirements
We are a truck equipment distributor that regularly installs partitions and bins and racks in cargo vans. A customer asked if our partitions are crash-rated for new vans, but we haven’t found any requirements directly...
July 10, 2020
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Is an end user responsible for vehicle certification?
One of our customers is a fleet that operates and maintains work trucks. This fleet often buys new incomplete chassis cabs from a local dealer and mounts used truck bodies and/or equipment onto new incomplete chassis to...
June 5, 2020
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GVWR changes
GVWR change requests should be handled with great caution — even in situations where they may seem easy to do.
May 1, 2020
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Difference between load carrying modification label and tire and loading information label
Can you explain the difference between the tire and loading information label (vehicle placard) and load carrying modification label, including when each should be used?
March 30, 2020
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Elements of vehicle certification
We’re opening a new truck equipment distribution business. Does certification of the trucks we build mean just labeling the vehicles when we’re finished building? Also, we’re considering building vehicles for customers...
February 28, 2020
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Vehicle overloading may cause safety concerns
A customer asked us to mount a large tank body onto a chassis they purchased. After completing a payload analysis on the chassis and tank combination, we’re concerned because the tank is too large for the chassis GVWR...
November 24, 2019
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How can my company be certified to complete or alter vehicles?
Our company completes work trucks by adding truck bodies to incomplete chassis. One of our customers asked if we are Department of Transportation (DOT)-certified to complete vehicles. How does my company become DOT...
September 27, 2019
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Adding vehicle rear seating systems
What regulations do we need to consider when assessing requirements for adding rear seating to a cargo van to create a combination passenger/cargo vehicle?
August 22, 2019
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Are companies performing annual inspections required to be certified?
We perform annual inspections and are wondering if we need to be certified to do so.
July 26, 2019