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Blinking lights cut tanker truck crashes by nearly 34%

When Groendyke Transport began testing strobe lights on the back of its trailers, it noticed a significant reduction in rear-end collisions over almost three years. The carrier did, however, have to overcome one regulatory hurdle.

A tanker truck fleet that installed $150 blinking amber lights to the back of their trucks reported a 33.7% drop in rear-end collisions over a 31-month period, according to company officials. In addition, there were zero rear-end collisions at railroad crossing during a test period of one year and seven months.

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