Originally published at: https://freightwaves-2026.local/news/a-billion-dollar-fix-for-a-distraction-problem-disguised-as-an-underride-problem
The Stop Underrides Act 2.0 is back. Should trucking companies be forced to spend billions armoring their trailers against crashes that are overwhelmingly caused by the other driver? The bill’s sponsors say at least 300 people die annually in underride crashes. Meanwhile, distracted driving kills more than 3,200 people a year and is a contributing factor in the very side-impact crashes this bill claims to address.