Truck Underride

Current research into underride guard performance is focused on providing greater understanding of  the characteristics of underride events and contributing factors, as well as providing next steps towards defining a computer model to evaluate underride guard designs and vehicle impacts.

• Computer Modeling and Evaluation Of Side Underride Protective Device Designs DOT HS 812 522 April 2018
• Heavy-Vehicle Crash Data Collection and Analysis to Characterize Rear and Side Underride and Front Override in Fatal Truck Crashes, DOT HS 811 725, March 2013
• Analysis of Rear Underride in Fatal Truck Crashes, DOT HS 811 652 August 2012
• Data Collection and Reporting of Underride Crashes by Law Enforcement, 2022