Interpretation ID: aiam2612
Suite 937 Spitzer Building
Toledo
OH 43604;
Dear Mr. Kolb: This responds to your April 18, 1977, letter asking whether ou regulations pertaining to truck-camper loading apply to trucks designed to haul fifth-wheel trailers.; Truck manufacturers are required to supply information pertaining t the cargo weight rating and longitudinal limits for the center of gravity of those vehicles capable of accommodating slide-in campers (Code of Federal Regulations, Volume 49, Part 575.103, *Truck-camper loading*). Slide-in camper is defined as 'a camper having a roof, floor, and sides, designed to be mounted on and removable from the cargo area of a truck by the user.' The purpose of this information requirement is to lessen the possibility of vehicle overloading. Since fifth-wheel trailers do not fall within the definition of slide-in camper, the regulations pertaining to truck-camper loading do not apply to vehicles designed to haul these trailers.; Sincerely, Joseph J. Levin, Jr., Chief Counsel