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Published for North American Government News NHTSA issued a final rule pursuant to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to extend the period...

NTEA receives questions on re-rating truck gross vehicle weight rating, especially from upfitters asked to lower it on a used (already titled) vehicle.

We are overhauling a customer-owned chassis. The original chassis had a GVWR of less than 33,000 pounds, making it non-taxable. Most of the chassis will be rebuilt with new materials, but a few original components will...

​​​​​​​If a vehicle is primarily used at job sites, but also moves over the highway, can it still be sold tax-free for FET purposes under the so-called off-highway exception?

We are a truck equipment distributor that installs certain cranes on chassis rated above 33,000 pounds GVW. After installing the cranes on the chassis, we sell the vehicles at retail. Although we have never obtained an...

One of the most important aspects of commercial vehicle design is to ensure the safety of the final product, as spec' writers and fleet professionals have an obligation to provide safe vehicles. While it may appear to be...

It's important to understand the limitations of altering vehicles with a 10,000-pound or less GVWR. Many safe, reliable and efficient work trucks can be built on these chassis, but significant constraints influence how...

Are there any federal regulations for mud flaps, splash guards, fenders or any other devices that are mounted behind the rear-most wheel of the vehicle?

With vehicles 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or less, a larger number of Federal/Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (F/CMVSS) apply. Many of those standards require stringent testing, including...