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Meet our experts

NTEA staff are knowledgeable and experienced in a wide variety of areas related to the work truck industry. Email Jan Thomas to request an interview with our executives on any of the subjects listed below or to find the...

June 11, 2024

Tech Connections

Are you using the right payload modification label?

We are a truck equipment distributor, and we regularly work on pickups and vans that have the Tire and Loading Information labels from the factory. Can you help us understand our requirements for these labels on the...

June 10, 2014

Event

Executive Leadership Summit

This annual conference addresses marketplace dynamics currently impacting work truck industry companies.

Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Sep 22 - 23, 2025

Tech Trends

FET on vehicles and bodies imported from Canada

NTEA fields FET questions on trucks and truck bodies imported from Canada. Many of these questions concern whether it is taxable, and if it is taxable, who is responsible for paying FET to Internal Revenue Service.

October 16, 2017

Tech Trends

FET requirements for the installation of replacement bodies on trailers

Some members have contacted NTEA with questions regarding taxability when installing replacement bodies on trailers. Many of these members believe a trailer is a single item and should be subject to the 75% rule...

July 8, 2014

Association News

NTEA’s vehicle engineering and compliance resources provide solutions

NTEA’s technical services department is a vital resource for members. Staff engineers with more than 100 years of combined commercial vehicle industry experience provide in-depth solutions to technical questions and...

May 6, 2025

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June 14, 2024

Excise Tax Enquirer

How to determine if a vehicle is a tractor for FET purposes

Does a vehicle’s designation as a truck or a tractor matter for purposes of applying the Section 4051 tax? If yes, how do you determine whether a vehicle is a truck or tractor, if it can be used both for carrying cargo...

April 11, 2012

Federal Excise Tax (FET) Implications

Tech Trends

FET relevance when importing from Canada

NTEA has received quite a few FET questions on trucks and truck bodies imported from Canada. Many of these questions concern the applicable taxes and who is responsible for paying the FET to the Internal Revenue Service.

June 3, 2016

Truck Equipment Glossary - L

LA (Load-to-Axle) The distance from the center of gravity (CG) of the body and or payload to the center line of the rear axle(s). See Also Chassis Dimensions Landing Gear A structure used to support the front of a...

June 22, 2024

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