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Harps Tarps celebrates 50 years of service to the transportation industry

Harp’s Tarps is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. Since its founding in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the company Glenn Harp & Sons (now better known as Harp’s Tarps) has grown from a young tarp company into an...

January 14, 2026

Association News

Using risk management techniques to manage company liability

Risk management is a concept business owners typically spend a lot of time thinking about — even if they don’t know it in these terms. How can I protect my company’s assets against lawsuits? How can I provide a safe...

June 3, 2025

Risk Mitigation

Excise Tax Enquirer

Review of releases concerning FET on motor vehicles

View summaries of Federal Excise Tax (FET) Letter Rulings, Technical Advice Memoranda, Chief Counsel Advisories, Legal Advice Issued to Program Managers and court decisions (Rulings) released in 2021 that discuss the...

March 10, 2022

Federal Excise Tax (FET) Implications

Tech Connections

Cargo securement

We are a truck equipment distributor, and some customers have recently been asking cargo securement questions following a series of roadside inspections. Where can we find tiedown requirements, and have they been...

May 6, 2016

Government Regulations

Legislative

Federal Excise Tax repeal — now more than ever

Now is the time to repeal the obsolete, inefficient and complicated 12% retail sales tax on heavy trucks — known in industry as the Federal Excise Tax (FET). Why is now the time? Electric vehicle (EV) mandates will...

February 1, 2024

Excise Tax Enquirer

Is FET on incomplete chassis cabs treated as truck or tractor?

If we sell an incomplete chassis cab rated less than 33,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, and the purchaser certifies it will not use the chassis as a tractor, is that sufficient for the chassis to be treated as a...

May 1, 2023

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

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

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

Member News

LEGEND acquires Corplex USA extrusion plant in Illinois

LEGEND announced acquisition of the extrusion plant in Romeoville, Illinois, previously operated by Corplex. The plant will operate under the name LEGEND USA. The facility will continue to serve Corplex’s packaging...

August 6, 2025

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