Tech Trends
Motor vehicle equipment
The term equipment can have a broad meaning in the work truck industry, but its application to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requirements is often overlooked.
July 6, 2018
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Tech Trends
FET on delivery charges
Each month, NTEA receives inquiries about Federal Excise Tax (FET) as related to transportation/delivery charges. Solutions are typically fact-specific. In general, transportation and delivery charges of taxable articles...
May 6, 2025
Tech Connections
Are flashing brake lights allowed under FMVSS 108?
We were told Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would allow our delivery fleet to have brake-activated pulsating warning lamps. However, our vehicle builder said they can’t install flashing brake lights on our...
May 24, 2021
Regulatory
Parts and accessories necessary for safe operation; Retroreflective sheeting on semitrailers and trailers
FMCSA has issued a NPRM to rescind the requirements for retroreflective sheeting on semitrailers and trailers manufactured prior to December 1, 1993, which is the compliance date for the National Highway Traffic Safety...
June 17, 2025
Tech Connections
Future regulatory changes affecting work trucks
We are an upfitter installing equipment and bodies for customers. Are there any upcoming Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard changes that will affect us?
May 25, 2016
Excise Tax Enquirer
Mobile machinery exception requirements
Can you explain the basic requirements (and potential traps) of the so-called mobile machinery exception?
December 29, 2016
Tech Connections
Understanding lighting requirements for work trucks
As a work truck upfitter installing a variety of truck bodies, we struggle to make sure we have all the required lights and reflectors on the completed vehicles. Can you help us understand the lighting requirements we...
March 2, 2018
Tech Trends
FMVSS 136: Electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles
This standard applies to truck tractors with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds), and buses with a GVWR greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds). However, it does...
February 26, 2025
Excise Tax Enquirer
Installation of a fifth wheel and the Six-Month Rule
A customer asked us to install a fifth wheel on a taxable truck chassis the company just purchased. Would our installation trigger tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 4051?
December 27, 2019
Tech Connections
How OEMs determine gross vehicle weight rating
We’re a truck equipment distributor and have noticed that on medium- and heavy-duty trucks, the GVWR is normally equal to the sum of the axle ratings. However, for lighter duty trucks, the GVWR is less than the sum of...
August 10, 2013