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
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TEL
September 9, 2025
Tech Trends
Federal/Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 212/219
Mounting equipment on light-duty vehicles presents unique compliance challenges that aren’t always obvious during upfit planning. This Tech Trends article examines how certain equipment installations can affect...
February 1, 2026
Tech Trends
OEM CAD data availability
Each September, chassis OEMs introduce new model year vehicles. Some changes associated with this launch can affect body and equipment installation. Upon request, most OEMs will give computer-aided drafting (CAD) data to...
July 1, 2025
Regulatory
Record retention requirements
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...
August 19, 2024
Tech Trends
Used truck gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) changes
NTEA receives questions on re-rating truck gross vehicle weight rating, especially from upfitters asked to lower it on a used (already titled) vehicle.
April 16, 2020
Regulatory
The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), on behalf of the Department of Transportation (DOT), proposes to substantially recalibrate the Corporate Average Fuel...
December 15, 2025
Tech Trends
Missing tire/rim information in incomplete vehicle documents
You’ve installed a body to an incomplete chassis and you’re about to complete a final-stage certification label. Before you print the label to affix it to the cab, you discover that the tire size and pressure information...
December 1, 2025
Fleet
Understanding safe commercial vehicle design
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...
January 19, 2024
Tech Trends
FMVSS and EPA regulations for work trucks with a 10,000-pound or less GVWR
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...
May 6, 2016