Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 125 establishes shape, size and performance requirements for nonpowered day and night warning devices that can be erected on or near the roadway to warn approaching traffic...
For snowplow applications, chassis manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors (GM), Nissan and RAM, have specific recommendations on the vehicles and options needed for snowplow compatibility on lighter-duty trucks...
A common inquiry from members involves how to account for missing incomplete vehicle documents (IVDs) when certifying a customer’s truck before the replacement IVD is received.
For those new to the work truck industry, there’s no better way to understand the landscape, and your place in it, than by attending Work Truck Week 2026, scheduled March 10–13 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Learn how this...
Generation Next's Peter Livas, executive vice president of Brake & Clutch, Inc., shares how adaptability, curiosity, and optimism drive success in today’s evolving work truck industry. Learn how embracing change can fuel...
We all know that technology and innovation are essential pieces of our businesses. They’re not only crucial to growth, but they’re also the driving force behind many of the decisions we make. For me, it’s one of the top...
NTEA commonly fields questions on which vehicle standard mandates backup alarms. Although rear vision system requirements — as part of FMVSS 111 — are required for trucks with a 10,000-pound or less gross vehicle weight...
The Technical Services Department receives numerous inquiries on how to locate chassis gross combined weight ratings (GCWRs). Customers looking for GCWR on a commercial straight truck pulling a trailer may incorrectly...
With vehicles 10,000 pounds GVWR or less, a larger number of Federal/Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (F/CMVSS) apply. Many of those standards require stringent testing, including dynamic testing. F/CMVSS 126 is...