On Monday, March 8, truck crash victims’ families hosted a news conference to discuss their stories and the recent introduction of the STOP Underrides Act of 2021 — on March 4, 2021 in the Senate and March 8 in the House.
If you missed this important event, here are some useful underride links & resources:
- Call to ACTION or How you can help!
- Families available for interviews.
- FINAL Stop Underrides bill 2021
- Underride Victim News Conference PowerPoint FINAL
- Basic Underride Information
- Underride Crash Victim Memorial Posts
Video recording of the News Conference:
It is a well-known fact that underride crashes (and, therefore, underride deaths and injuries) are undercounted. Investigating officers & reporters can help to improve reporting on underride crashes and deaths. Here are some tips, which we’d like you to consider: Truck Crash Investigation Underride Evaluation Checklist (2021)
We know that the trucking industry has expressed concern about potential operational issues which could occur when side guards are installed on large trucks. In order to address those concerns, we asked several trucking companies to give us feedback about their experience after installing side guards on their tractor-trailers. This is what they told us:
- Letter from Glenn Berry, Thomas Transport
- Letter from Ferdinand Heres, Heres Transport
- Letter from Richard Camden, Prest XsPress
- Audio interview of Chris Brock, leasing a fully guarded trailer
A Timeline of Underride:
Underride Victim Photo Memorial Slideshow – the tip of the iceberg:
