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Common lighting questions

NTEA receives numerous vehicle lighting questions, ranging from clearance lamp placement, to correct lights for an application, to the ability to place a flashing red and blue light on a customer’s vehicle (unless they...

August 16, 2017

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FET on imported vehicles

NTEA fields inquiries regarding Federal Excise Tax (FET) on trucks and truck bodies imported from Canada to the U.S. Members question if a truck or body is taxable, and if so, want to know who is responsible for paying...

July 6, 2017

Federal Excise Tax (FET) Implications

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Certification label location

A common member inquiry involves positioning of certification labels on newly completed or altered trucks. With newer vehicles, it can be challenging to place labels in the traditional B-pillar location, due to clear...

July 6, 2017

Vehicle Certification

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Commercial motor vehicle width

The technical services department receives questions on vehicle dimensional limits, including width. Such requirements involving infrastructure on the National Network of Interstate Freeways are promulgated by Federal...

July 6, 2017

Vehicle Specification

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Issues with missing IVDs and proper tire size and pressure documentation

A common member company concern involves accounting for missing incomplete vehicle documents (IVDs) and needing to certify a customer’s truck before receiving a replacement.

May 4, 2017

Vehicle Certification

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FET on sales to government agencies such as Indian tribes

Members selling FET-taxable truck chassis, bodies and equipment have received conflicting information on what is FET-taxable to government agencies, specifically Indian tribes.

April 13, 2017

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Weight distributions

NTEA receives questions on how to determine correct chassis size for an application. Performing a weight distribution analysis provides many benefits.

April 13, 2017

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FET on replacement bodies

NTEA receives questions on taxability of what is typically referred to as a replacement body. A common misconception is that FET is exempt on the purchase of a new, taxable truck body that is replacing a used body...

March 10, 2017

Federal Excise Tax (FET) Implications

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SSMSO documents

Inquiries continue for information on second stage manufacturer’s statement of origin (SSMSO), driven partly by fleet customer requests for them.

January 12, 2017

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Oxyacetylene vehicle storage

NTEA received an inquiry regarding an OSHA inspector reviewing welding service trucks parked for more than two days. This spurred numerous questions on storage of oxygen and acetylene bottles in mechanics trucks...

January 12, 2017

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