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The US government may soon require underride guards on the backs of trucks to save lives in rear-end collisions. Semi-trailers already have underride guards. Single unit trucks, such as dump trucks, are not required to have them. Adding the guards would stop a passenger vehicle’s roof from being sheered off. Hear Dan Clark talk with David Zuby of the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, an advocate for better truck underride standards. A link to their website is in the transcript of this podcast at: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/truck-underride-protection-coming/
By Dan Clark. Brief safety industry updates and tips for the safety manager.The US government may soon require underride guards on the backs of trucks to save lives in rear-end collisions. Semi-trailers already have underride guards. Single unit trucks, such as dump trucks, are not required to have them. Adding the guards would stop a passenger vehicle’s roof from being sheered off. Hear Dan Clark talk with David Zuby of the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, an advocate for better truck underride standards. A link to their website is in the transcript of this podcast at: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/truck-underride-protection-coming/