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A have proposed a bill to require impact guards on the sides and front of a truck in order to product passenger vehicles from being crushed underneath a vehicle in a collision.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has completed a final rule upgrading requirements for rear underride guards and is turning its attention to side underride guards.
Read More →IIHS has awarded its top underride guard rating to Great Dane, Hyundai Translead, Manac, Stoughton Trailers, Strick Trailers, Utility Trailer Manufacturing, Vanguard National Trailer, and Wabash National, representing 80% of trailers on the road.
Read More →It’s been 14 years since repairing any trailer’s “ICC bumper” was a simple matter of cutting off the damaged section and welding on a straight piece of angle iron. Most trailers built since Jan. 26, 1998, have been equipped with more complex required rear impact guards that are not only stronger but are designed to absorb shock from a collision.
Read More →Side guards add weight and cost, and might never come into play in months and years of service. One could say the same about most safety equipment - but accidents do happen. Blog commentary by Tom Berg, Senior Contributing Editor
Read More →Can manufacturers be held liable in a crash even though the equipment involved met federal safety standards at the time it was made? A $462 million verdict against Wabash National raises questions about rear underride guard standards.
Read More →Our annual roundup of trailer trends and new trailer announcements, from the July issue of HDT.
Read More →The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has published a plan for reviewing and evaluating safety standards covering antilock brake systems for heavy trucks and rear impact guards for trailers
Read More →The Federal Highway Administration says it does not intend to propose a retrofitting requirement for rear impact protection on older trailers, but it has tightened safety rules to make sure devices on new trailers are properly maintained
Read More →A new underride-guard rule years in the making is still not good enough, say safety groups petitioning for it to be reconsidered.
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