Thank you, Stoughton Trailers, for leading the way in safety. At no added cost or weight to your customers.
Stoughton Trailers is proud to announce that it has successfully met the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) TOUGHGUARD® requirements at an elevated speed of 40 MPH, surpassing the 35-mph standard IIHS previously set for the van trailer industry.
Read more here: Stoughton Trailers Press Release
As I said in 2017, Stoughton Underride Guard Earns Kudos from Crash Survivor, Insurance Institute:
Upon learning of Stoughton’s decision to make this improved protection available on all of their new trailers, Karth said, “Stoughton’s cooperative efforts to improve the performance of its rear impact guard demonstrates a genuine commitment to safety. Stoughton is to be commended for taking a significant leadership role in design and safety. In my opinion, many lives will be saved as a result of Stoughton’s efforts.”
Other Stoughton achievements include the IIHS TOUGHGUARD Award in 2025 for their intermodal chassis: Insurance group approves first container chassis crash guard
Video from 2016 Crash Test: In this toughest IIHS underride guard test, 30 percent of the front of a midsize car strikes a parked Stoughton trailer at its outermost corner at 35 mph. Underride guards are weakest at the outer edges of a trailer.
Oh, by the way, Stoughton also has a side guard patent. Will they lead the way in fully guarding their trailers from underride and lethal passenger compartment intrusion?
