New Trailer Side Guard Rulemakings Delayed
For the next ten months, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s rulemaking on side underride guards on trailers/semitrailers will be in a discussion period to “analyze comments,” that were filed during the 90-day comment period after the advanced notice of the proposed rule.
This proposed side guard rule is in an effort to prevent deaths in collisions between trucks and passenger cars. If a rule for this does occur, it more than likely not take place until at least October 2024.
Holiday Travel Expected to See an Increase This Year
The desire to go out and see family and friends over the holidays is stronger than it’s been seen in a while.
Auto club AAA put out a forecast on December 11th, that approximately 115.2 million people will go 50 miles or more from their home between the holiday period of December 23rd through New Year’s Day (January 1st). This is a 2.2 percent increase than what AAA forecasted during this time last year.
Those on vacation to visit family will be joined on the road by those commuters still working throughout the holidays, so rush hour could still be challenging.
You can check out other trucking news from previous weeks, here.
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