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As a new upfitter, we need to better understand how to ensure the vehicles we build meet brake system requirements. Please help us navigate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 105 hydraulic brake requirements.

With today’s driver requirements, such as electronic data loggers, some customers who traditionally use trucks with a 10,000-pound or greater GVWR are considering downsizing to vehicles less than 10,000 pounds GVWR while...

We are an upfitter, and one of our customers asked for a weight distribution. The software we use requires us to input center of gravity for all the body and equipment components we install. How do we calculate center of...

As a work truck upfitter installing a variety of truck bodies, we struggle to make sure we have all the required lights and reflectors on the completed vehicles. Can you help us understand the lighting requirements we...

A customer said we need to be registered with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under Manufacturer Identification requirements in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 566. We are a truck equipment...

We are an upfitter and have recently been receiving glider kits completed by other companies. Our customers want us to add truck bodies and various equipment, after which they ask us to certify the vehicle and place a...

As a truck equipment distributor, we regularly receive customer questions about what counts toward length and width limits. They want to maximize the size of their vehicles when we spec’ the application with them. Where...

We are a final-stage manufacturer and heard there are new roof crush requirements taking effect this fall — but we thought there were already new requirements that went into effect last year. Can you please clarify?

Recently, a customer was cited by an enforcement official for having “an improper GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) sticker” on a new truck we produced for him and was instructed to install a “proper label” or the truck...

We are an upfitter, and were asked to install a new truck body and equipment on a customer’s used truck chassis. We were told we need to certify the used vehicle because we installed a new body. Do we have to certify a...