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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

Excise Tax Enquirer

Is FET due on the installation of a winch?

A customer purchased a new chassis three months ago and now wants us to install a winch on it. Unmodified, the chassis has a GVWR in excess of 33,000 pounds Is it correct that the installation of a winch on a used...

December 10, 2011

Tech Connections

Snowplow ballast weight considerations

From an NTEA member We are a truck equipment distributor that regularly installs snowplows, and have heard that ballast weight can be used in the rear of the truck to offset weight of the plow on the front axle. Is...

September 3, 2024

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

Federal Excise Tax (FET) Implications

Regulatory

Clean Air Act waivers, the White House and EVs

In the waning days of the Biden administration, action was taken on a number of pending U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver requests from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), some...

January 31, 2025

California Air Resources Board (CARB) Regulations

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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

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

OEM Chassis Considerations Guide

NTEA’s proprietary guide for OEMs and truck-mounted equipment designers, offering strategic recommendations from upfitters and body manufacturers on chassis design for vocational markets such as ambulances, cranes...

Vehicle Upfitting Considerations

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

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