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Altered vehicle certification
As an upfitter, how do I know if I need to use an altered vehicle certification label?
March 30, 2021
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Vehicle upfitters, alterers and dealers — You may be a manufacturer
There are lots of rules to follow when selling or upfitting trucks, so it may be hard to keep track of them. You need to be familiar with tax laws, financing and warranty policies, motor vehicle safety standards...
March 22, 2021
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GCWR and CDL
A customer requested a quote on a new truck for which they specifically ordered a non-CDL (commercial driver’s license) chassis. However, their specifications indicate they’ll be towing a trailer with a 12,000-pound GVWR...
March 12, 2021
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Intermediate-stage vehicle certification
We are a work truck upfitter and have been asked to complete a vehicle on a chassis with a modified wheelbase. The new incomplete chassis will first go to another company, contracted by the selling dealer, before coming...
January 29, 2021
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Required emergency equipment
Our fleet and end-user partners are requesting turnkey work trucks from us, but we know there are additional emergency equipment items normally provided by the operator. Can you tell us what is required?
December 4, 2020
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License plate lamp requirements
A motor carrier officer issued a warning that our license plate was not properly lighted. What are the requirements?
November 2, 2020
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Reporting of information and communications on potential defects
Some work truck upfitters may not fully understand their duties and obligations for submitting communications to NHTSA regarding defects.
October 29, 2020
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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