What Is an Underride Guard and Why It Matters in NYC Truck Crash Claims

close-up of commercial truck trailer undercarriage with rear bumper guard and license plate

The Steel Bar That Stands Between a Car and a Trailer Key Takeaways: An underride guard is the steel bar mounted at the rear of a tractor-trailer that is supposed to stop a passenger vehicle from sliding beneath it, and its failure can turn a survivable rear-end collision into a catastrophic or fatal one. Federal […]