Heavy Vehicle Modifications & Approvals

Heavy vehicle modifications, engineered for the correct pathway.

ATE provides practical engineering assessment and certification support for heavy vehicle modifications, with scope confirmed against the vehicle, jurisdiction and applicable modification requirements.

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Common work

Modification engineering and approval support.

ATE assists workshops, operators and vehicle owners with proposed heavy vehicle modifications where engineering assessment, evidence or certification is required.

VSB6 / Approved Person modifications

Engineering assessment and certification support for modifications within ATE’s confirmed accreditation and competency scope.

Tow couplings & towing attachments

Engineering support for coupling and towing-system installations, modifications and the applicable certification pathway.

GVM / GCM & load-related changes

Assessment of proposed mass-related changes, vehicle configuration and the engineering evidence required for the applicable pathway.

Suspension, axle & chassis modifications

Engineering review of changes affecting suspension, axles, chassis and associated structural systems.

Body installations & structural changes

Engineering support for body fitment, structural alterations and related heavy-vehicle modifications.

01Define the change

Vehicle details, proposed modification, drawings and current status.

02Confirm the pathway

Applicable code, evidence, inspection and engineering requirements.

03Engineer & certify

Complete the agreed assessment, evidence and certification work within scope.

Typical capabilities

Search by the job, not just the code.

Clients often arrive knowing the physical change they need rather than the certification code. These are some of the modification areas ATE can assess where the vehicle, jurisdiction and accreditation scope align.

VSB6 modificationsApproved Person modification pathways within confirmed scope.
Towbars & couplingsTowing attachments, coupling installations and related engineering.
GVM / GCM changesMass-related configuration and engineering assessment.
Suspension & axlesChanges affecting suspension geometry, axle configuration and loads.
Chassis modificationsStructural changes requiring engineering review and evidence.
Body installationsBody fitment, structural interface and modification support.

Planning a heavy vehicle modification?

Send the vehicle, location, proposed change and whether work has started. ATE can confirm the next engineering step.

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