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Bulktransporter 5566 Rear Impact Guard 0
Bulktransporter 5566 Rear Impact Guard 0
Bulktransporter 5566 Rear Impact Guard 0
Bulktransporter 5566 Rear Impact Guard 0

Rear impact guards a focus during enforcement push

Aug. 6, 2018
State commercial motor vehicle enforcement departments captured data on rear impact guards on trailers and semi-trailers during the last week of August.

State commercial motor vehicle enforcement departments will capture data on rear impact guards—also referred to as underride guards—on trailers and semi-trailers in the United States during the last week of August, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) reports.

As the leading organization devoted to improving commercial motor vehicle safety and inspection and enforcement uniformity throughout North America, CVSA collected information on rear impact guards to stay well informed and properly equipped to assess and address rear impact safety requirements on CMVs, according to the notice. The event also highlights this critical issue for motor carriers and drivers.

Last year, the Stop Underrides Act of 2017 was introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety. CVSA received a letter from Senators Gillibrand and Rubio on Feb. 8 this year, asking the Alliance to consider updating its current North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria to add rear underride guards.

The data collected during the Rear Impact Guard Check safety initiative will be reported to the CVSA Vehicle Committee at the CVSA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Kansas City, Missouri, in September. Based on that data, the committee will make a recommendation to the CVSA Board of Directors on how to proceed with this important issue.

"The Alliance uses data to support its decision-making process," said CVSA President Capt. Christopher Turner with the Kansas Highway Patrol. "Using quality, verifiable data and analytics allows the Alliance to assess and analyze information that can be used to support our stance on various issues, topics and propositions."

Rear Impact Guard Check is a one-time, one-day CVSA enforcement initiative. Data on rear-impact guards may be collected during Level I, II, IV or V Inspections.

For more information, contact CVSA Director of Roadside Inspection Program Kerri Wirachowsky.

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