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In Florida, drive behind most tractor trailers and you will see an underridge guard in place. Whether the trucks are hauling goods for Wal-Mart, Publix, Winn Dixie, Target, or other companies, you should see the underride guard that it a different color than the rest of the trailer trailer and in place to prevent smaller vehicles from going underneath the tractor trailer in a rear end type of accident. Unfortunately, crash tests and analysis completed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have indicated that many such underride guards fail in relatively low speed automobile / trucking accidents. The failure of certain underride guards is very disturbing in light of the injuries that can be lessened or prevented with proper underride guards. You can read more about this topic at Underride Guards on Big Rigs Often Fail in Crashes; Institute Petitions Governement for New Standard.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that over 400 people in passenger motor vehicles die each year as a result of a rear end crash with a tractor trailer. Over 5,000 passengers a year are injured as a result of these automobile / trucking accidents.