Nu-Line has introduced side guards designed for straight trucks, providing an additional protection barrier in the event of a side collision for trucks that work in busy urban environments.
Authorities believe side impact guards can protect pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists and Seattle's fleet has embraced the device.
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
Walker Blocker is offering a side guard designed to fit all truck body types on Class 3 vehicles and above.
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.
The new side- and-rear step designs and dent resistant plastic toolboxes are lighter than traditional metal toolboxes.