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Vehicle Life Cycle Cost Tool

NTEA's Vehicle Life Cycle Cost Tool enables fleets, engineers, and sales professionals to evaluate total cost of ownership using various depreciation strategies, fuel cost forecasts, and income tax scenarios. Supports...

Member News

Lippert acquires Freedman

LCI Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc. announced it acquired substantially all of the business assets of Freedman Seating Company ("Freedman"), an Illinois-based manufacturer of...

May 1, 2025

Missing Certification Labels

NTEA often receives inquiries on replacing lost vehicle certification labels on used commercial vehicles. Following are answers to some common questions. The used commercial truck I purchased does not have a...

June 21, 2024

Excise Tax Enquirer

Applying the 75% rule to a truck chassis and body separately

A customer asked us to repair a taxable truck with a very damaged body and slightly damaged chassis. Is it correct that Section 4051 tax is not triggered if the total cost of vehicle repairs is less than 75% of a new...

November 1, 2019

Chassis Integrations

Tech Trends

FMVSS 208: Occupant Crash Protection

FMVSS 208 is a comprehensive, multifaceted safety standard. Much is dedicated to passenger car requirements, but for heavier, multistage manufactured vehicles, this standard helps determine requirements for seat belts...

August 2, 2019

Tech Trends

Airbag deployment keep-out zones

Upfits by final-stage manufacturers and alterers involving modification or addition of equipment in the front occupant compartment or along roof rails of rear seating positions can potentially intrude into airbag...

July 20, 2021

Tech Trends

FMVSS 216a: Roof crush resistance; upgraded standard

FMVSS 216a is an upgraded roof crush test, which came into effect for multi-stage manufactured vehicles in two phases. The effective date for new requirements under the standard was Sept. 1, 2016, for vehicles with a...

June 7, 2022

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance

Green Truck Association

Green Truck Association (GTA)

Established in 2010, GTA is a voice for companies moving forward to create commercial vehicles and products with a focus on sustainability.

April 19, 2024

Association News

Dick Toner: 6 decades of leadership in commercial vehicle safety, challenges and frame fundamentals

Dick Toner’s name is synonymous with expertise and innovation in the commercial truck industry. With a career spanning over six decades, his hands-on technical experience and deep knowledge of truck frames, equipment and...

January 2, 2025

Tech Connections

Does the installation of a new body on a used truck chassis require a certification label?

We are an upfitter, and some of our customers bring used chassis on which to install new truck bodies and equipment. These customers are asking us to certify the used vehicle because we installed a new body. Do we need...

April 9, 2013

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