The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week issued a new guidance document to provide clarity around the requirements for rear impact guard certification labels. On rear impact guards, ...
A 2019 petition by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to amend the regulations related to rear impact guards on trailers has been denied.
Impact guard damage is not an out-of-service violation, but it does stop a trucker from receiving a CVSA sticker, Wirachowsky said. One of the problems with the current requirement is that it’s not ...