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Excise Tax Enquirer

Who is responsible for taxes during semi-trailer rebuilding?

We are sometimes asked to rebuild badly damaged customer-owned semi-trailers (consisting of a semi-trailer chassis and a semi-trailer body). During the rebuilding process, we remove all the body parts and fabricate a new...

July 3, 2002

Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR)

Association News

Mark your calendar for upcoming NTEA industry events

It’s hard to believe it’s already been two months since we were in Indianapolis for Work Truck Week 2025. North America’s largest work truck event is always the place to be to experience the best of the commercial...

May 6, 2025

Tech Connections

Certification responsibilities for end-users that mount truck bodies on new, incomplete chassis

We are an upfitter, and a customer who operates and maintains a fleet of commercial trucks occasionally buys new, incomplete chassis-cabs from a local dealer and swaps over used truck bodies and/or equipment. This...

May 6, 2014

Tech Connections

GCWR: What it means and where to find it

GCWR is the acronym for gross combination weight rating, but the meaning of the term can depend on who is asking the question.

May 6, 2025

Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR)

Excise Tax Enquirer

Suitable for use - Determinations for dump bodies

We sell dump truck bodies at retail. Is it true that the Internal Revenue Service recently issued new guidelines governing the taxability of these bodies?

June 2, 2005

Tech Connections

Who is responsible for certification?

We are an upfitter, and one of our customers is a large municipality that operates and maintains a fleet of commercial trucks. They often buy new incomplete chassis-cabs from a local dealer to swap underneath a used...

March 5, 2017

Vehicle Certification

Tech Connections

What is needed for snowplow upfits?

As an upfitter that regularly installs snowplows, we follow chassis manufacturer requirements for the vehicle and consult our plow supplier application chart. We noticed our snowplow manufacturer requires ballast for the...

September 27, 2016

Member News

Medix Ambulances provide flexibility for EMS/fire departments with new extended cab option

Medix Specialty Vehicles is now offering more flexibility with a new Ford F-450/550 SuperCab chassis option for their MSV-II 157 Type I ambulance. The new option provides an expanded workspace for EMS/Fire teams across...

July 29, 2025

Tech Connections

There's more to pickup box removal than meets the eye

We’re a truck equipment distributor, and occasionally a dealer or customer will ask us to remove the cargo box from the pickup and upfit the truck with a commercial body. The body could be for service/utility, platform...

November 10, 2013

Tech Trends

Tire ID and recordkeeping

Manufacturers of both tires and vehicles have recordkeeping requirements for tires, and as a multi-stage manufacturer you may also have recordkeeping responsibilities for tires you sell. Key items to know Tire sidewall...

January 31, 2025

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