Propane Truck Builders Association (PTBA)
PTBA was formed in 2007 to promote and serve the common interests of propane truck builders in the development and use of safe, efficient and useful propane delivery vehicles.
April 19, 2024
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Member News
Stellar announces acquisition of Elliott Equipment Company
Stellar Industries announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elliott Equipment Company, a leading U.S. manufacturer of truck-mounted aerial work platforms, digger derricks and cranes serving the utility...
December 1, 2025
Excise Tax Enquirer
Is FET due on the resale of a tax-paid trailer within the first six months?
We are a distributor that just bought a taxable trailer from a manufacturer on a tax-paid basis. (We did not provide the manufacturer with a resale certificate, and the manufacturer’s invoice included the amount of FET...
December 10, 2014
Tech Connections
What is the make inoperative prohibition on used vehicles?
We are an upfitter, and one of our local dealers sold some used pickup trucks to a customer and sent them to our business for service body installations without consulting us or the OEM for pickup box removal guidance...
November 6, 2023
Excise Tax Enquirer
Can I avoid FET by buying a vehicle directly from a foreign manufacturer?
If an individual end-user rather than a dealership imports a new, Canadian-manufactured taxable truck chassis to the U.S., is the individual able to avoid paying FET under Internal Revenue Code 4051?
March 13, 2023
About the Industry
What are commercial vehicles and what does the work truck industry represent? Unlike mass-produced assembly-line passenger cars and trucks, commercial vehicles are primarily designed and produced individually, on a...
April 19, 2024
Tech Trends
Body and equipment installations on glider kit-based trucks
For some body and equipment installers, glider kits represent an area of caution and confusion. Before agreeing to install a body and equipment on a glider kit-based truck, you need to know if the vehicle is new or used...
October 10, 2014
Member News
Truck-Lite appoints Matt Mrakovich as VP of engineering
Truck-Lite announced Matt Mrakovich joined the company as Vice President of Engineering. Mrakovich brings extensive experience in developing and launching innovative technologies across both commercial and consumer...
January 27, 2026
Excise Tax Enquirer
Further manufacture: Shortening wheelbases
In our distributorship, we often shorten a chassis at the request of a customer. Sometimes we change the wheelbase as a result of the shortening, and sometimes we don’t. Has the Internal Revenue Service issued rules...
March 1, 1997
Member News
Link's SmartValve electronic height control valve now available as factory-installed option on International Motors LT Series trucks
Link Manufacturing Ltd announced its SmartValve electronic height control valve is now available as an integrated factory-installed option on International Motors LT Series trucks. International Motors customers can now...
September 23, 2025