South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart G - MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 38-393.86 - Rear end protection

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
(1) General requirements for trailers and
					 semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26, 1998. Each trailer and
					 semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg (10,000 lbs) or
					 more, and manufactured on or after January 26, 1998, must be equipped with a
					 rear impact guard that meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
					 Standard No. 223 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.223 ) in effect at the time the vehicle
					 was manufactured. When the rear impact guard is installed on the trailer or
					 semitrailer, the vehicle must, at a minimum, meet the requirements of FMVSS No.
					 224 (
					 49 CFR
					 571.224 ) in effect at the time the vehicle
					 was manufactured. The requirements of paragraph (a) do not apply to pole
					 trailers (as defined in Regulation Regulation
					 38-390.5
					 of this chapter);pulpwood trailers, low chassis vehicles, special purpose
					 vehicles, wheels back vehicles (as defined in Regulation Regulation
					 38-393.5);
					 and trailers towed in driveaway-towaway operations (as defined in Regulation
					 38-390.5).
(2) Impact guard width.
					 The outermost surfaces of the horizontal member of the guard must extend to
					 within 100 mm (4 inches) of the side extremities of the vehicle. The outermost
					 surface of the horizontal member shall not extend beyond the side extremity of
					 the vehicle.
(3) Guard height. The
					 vertical distance between the bottom edge of the horizontal member of the guard
					 and the ground shall not exceed 560 mm (22 inches) at any point across the full
					 width of the member. Guards with rounded corners may curve upward within 255 mm
					 (10) of the longitudinal vertical planes that are tangent to the side
					 extremities of the vehicle.
(4)
					 Guard rear surface. At any height 520 mm (22 inches) or more above the ground,
					 the rearmost surface of the horizontal member of the guard must be within 305
					 mm (12 inches) of the rear extremity of the vehicle. This paragraph shall not
					 be construed to prohibit the rear surface of the guard from extending beyond
					 the rear extremity of the vehicle. Guards with rounded corners may curve
					 forward with 255 mm (10 inches) of the side extremity.
(5) Cross-sectional vertical height. The
					 horizontal member of each guard must have a cross sectional vertical height of
					 at least 100 mm (3.94 inches) at any point across the guard width.
(6) Certification and labeling requirements
					 for rear impact protection guards. Each rear impact guard used to satisfy the
					 requirements of paragraph (a)(1) must be permanently marked or labeled as
					 required by FMVSS No. 223 (49) CFR 571.223, S5.3). The label must be on the
					 forward-facing surface of the horizontal member of the guard, 305 mm (12
					 inches) inboard of the right end of the guard. The certification label must
					 contain the following information:
(i) The
					 impact guard manufacturer's name and address;
(ii) The statement "Manufactured in ___"
					 (inserting the month and year that the guard was manufactured); and,
(iii) The letters "DOT", constituting a
					 certification by the guard manufacturer that the guard conforms to all
					 requirements of FMVSS No. 223.