Testing conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) this spring shows underride guards mounted to the side of a trailer provide similar safety benefits as rear-mounted guards.

Legislation reintroduced in both chambers of Congress would require side-underride guards on all new trailers. Also: FMCSA ...

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – Utility Trailer says a jury has confirmed its trailers manufactured without side underride guards are not defective. However, the trailer manufacturer was still found 45% liable ...

For a while now, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has tested under-ride guards at the backs of semi-truck trailers to find which ones are effective at preventing grisly accidents. Now the ...

When it comes to aerodynamic side fairings, "the key to maximizing fuel efficiency is to make sure they stay on the truck," says Jim Reiman, CEO of Aerofficient LLC, which says its new Fixed Side ...

Well-built underride guard protective devices on truck trailers can prevent these types of collisions — which account for about one out of every five passenger vehicle occupant deaths in two-vehicle ...

Maxon Lift Corp. has released a new trailer side door liftgate that is fully galvanized. The RA Slidelift Series is purpose-built and encompasses wide arm configurations for greater stability and ...