NHTSA Denies Petition to Eliminate Rear Impact Guard Labeling Requirement, Grants Partial Accommodation

Summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied petitions from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, American Trucking Associations, and Compass Transportation, Inc. to eliminate the labeling requirement for rear impact guards, but granted a partial accommodation allowing manufacturers to place the label in a less exposed location.