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Strobe and other flashing light requirements
Members inquire about mounting emergency/warning/hazard flashing lights, often focusing on light color and location.
October 8, 2018
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FMVSS 108: Part 1 – Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment
FMVSS 108 is comprehensive, and the requirements include many aspects of lighting (a long read). But fortunately, multistage manufacturers and installers of required lighting on new motor vehicles can focus on two...
October 8, 2018
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Vehicle storage and transport of welding gas
Mechanic service truck sales to support construction can lead to questions about storage of oxygen and acetylene bottles in work trucks. Normally, these bottles are a part of welding/cutting tools. Proper securement and...
September 17, 2018
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FMVSS 105 corner
FMVSS 105 specifies requirements for hydraulic and electric brake systems. In addition to setting performance requirements of a critical vehicle safety system, it is a significant standard in the work truck industry...
July 6, 2018
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Motor vehicle equipment
The term equipment can have a broad meaning in the work truck industry, but its application to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requirements is often overlooked.
July 6, 2018
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FMVSS 111 rearview cameras — It’s more than field of view
Full FMVSS rear visibility conformance took full effect May 1, 2018. The new rear vision system requirements apply to vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less, including trucks, buses, school buses and multipurpose...
June 8, 2018
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Rerating gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)
NTEA receives questions on re-rating truck GVWR, especially from upfitters asked to lower it on a used (already titled) vehicle. Most of these requests come from customers who buy a truck with a GVWR greater than 26,000...
May 4, 2018
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LED lights and bulb outage detection
LED turn signal lamps and bulb outage detection can be challenging for upfitters. FMVSS 108 requires bulb outage detection for turn signal lamps for all vehicles 80 inches or less in overall width. LED lamps normally...
April 12, 2018
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Taxable resale of a trailer within six months of original purchase
Generally, a subsequent sale of a chassis, body or tractor is not subject to FET if it was sold in a prior, taxable sale. However, there is an exception to this rule for trailers and semi-trailers, which can be a source...
March 21, 2018
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Rear-end protection requirements for straight trucks
NTEA members are routinely questioned by customers on the configuration of rear-end protection devices installed on vehicles built for them — often, after the vehicle has already gone through an annual or periodic...
March 21, 2018