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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

Association News

Managing your General Liability premium audit

Most work truck industry companies have General Liability policies that are auditable annually. But these companies also dread the audit, both the process itself and the impending outcome of additional premium due. Let’s...

December 1, 2025

Tech Trends

F/CMVSS that require calculations

NTEA commonly receives questions on calculations that need to be performed as part of vehicle certification and which Federal/Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards require them. The typical calculations involved in...

February 8, 2022

General Regulation

Tech Connections

New vs. used vehicle determinations for certification

From an NTEA member We are an upfitter and know that certification applies to new vehicles, but we have many different scenarios of building vehicles with both new and used bodies and chassis, including rebuilding...

January 2, 2025

Member News

Reading Truck expands crane body portfolio with RM-25 and RM-35 models

Reading Truck Group (Reading, Pennsylvania) announced it expanded its crane body line-up with the introduction of two new models, the RM-25 Crane Body, and the RM-35 Crane Body. The addition of these two models rounds...

March 4, 2025

Truck Equipment Glossary - F

FH (Frame Height) The distance from the top of the frame to the ground. See Chassis Dimensions. Fifth Wheel A coupling device mounted on a tractor that contains a provision for accepting and holding the kingpin of a semi...

June 22, 2024

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