VEHTEC PTY LTD
U2 1236 Grand Junction Road
Hope Valley SA 5090
Tel : (08) 8395 3466
Fax : (08) 8395 3644
Chassis Modifications
Based on a full consultative process, VEHTEC’s team of qualified in house
Engineers will design a customised trailer body, liquid tanker or special purpose vehicle to fulfil your requirements.
See an example of our work by clicking
here.
VEHTEC can prepare a request for tender (RFT), analysis conforming and non-conforming responses, and provide a written recommendation based on a detailed qualification process.
Project examples that VEHTEC have been instrumental in providing consultation, design & modification prior to being commercially built include;
Specialised utility fit outs
Customised trailers for the Australian Defence Force
Vehicle mounted cranes
Specialist emergency services vehicles
Specialised transport bodies and trailers
VEHTEC are also 'Recognised Engineering Signatories for
Heavy Vehicles' in South Australia. We are qualified and
authorised to certify modifications to vehicles over 4.5 tonnes
Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM). Our approval is limited to:
CODE MODIFICATION
C1 Tailshaft Alterations
D1 Rear Axle(s) Installation
F2 Trailer Suspension Modifications
G1 Air Brake System – Relocation of Air Brake Components
G2 Installation of Trailer Brake Controls – Air Brakes
G3 Trailer Brake System Upgrading
G4 Brake System Certification
G5 Auxiliary Brakes – Engine, Exhaust or Retarder Type
G6 Air Operated Accessories
G7 Brake System Substitution or Wheelbase Extension – Powered
Vehicles
G8 Trailer Brake System Upgrading Approved Design
Certification for
Non- Standard Trailers
H1 Wheelbase Extension Outside the First Manufacturer’s
Option
H2 Wheelbase Reduction Less than First Manufacturer’s Option
H3 Wheelbase Alteration within First Manufacturer’s Option
H4 Chassis Frame Alteration
H5 Trailer Chassis Frame Modification
M1 Fuel System Alterations
P1 Tow Coupling Installation – Vehicles over 4.5 t GVM
P2 Fifth Wheel and King Pin Installation
Q1 Installation of Truck Mounted Lifting Systems – Slewing
S7 Aggregate Trailer Mass Rating to S12 Approved Design or
Within
Manufacturer’s Specification
S12 Aggregate Trailer Mass Rating Approved Design
Certification for Non-
Standard Trailers