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?
I only wish I could get some help as these truck drivers do whatever they want and should be held accountable. My son and his friend were actually killed on May 2, 2021 all because of tractor trailer drivers decision made pulling over in the bend of the road on I 70 and was only given a ticket if that doesn’t say a sign of guilt I don’t know what is I wanted to make or possibly start a bill or petition because other people that have to go to school for licensing plumbers electricians doctors lawyers they’ve all been to school even truck drivers and they should be held to a higher accountability in which we do it is unfortunate what has happened but in my eyes that truck driver should’ve never been able to drive again and he is. I don’t wanna see him make a poor decision again that may cost more Lives. Who knows may cost your life or one of your children’s living with this type of guilt for me and my family the sadness never stops.
I am sorry for your loss. Consider attending the STOP Underrides National Town Hall: https://annaleahmary.com/2026/02/stop-underrides-national-town-hall-save-the-date/
The FMCSA Administrator has promised to take action to improve CDL Driver Training requirements. See this article: https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/business/time-to-wipe-the-slate-clean-fmcsas-barrs-says-hed-like-to-completely-rebuild-cdl-training-provider-registry
Was this your son? https://annaleahmary.com/2021/05/in-memory-of-ethan-angerami-john-hibbard-may-2-2021/
Precious ones gone too soon. . .