[FONT="]FMCSA regulation § 571.108 states, in part:[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Retroreflective sheeting shall be applied to the rear of each truck tractor as follows:[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Element 1: Two strips of sheeting in alternating colors, each not less than 600 mm (2 feet) long, located as close as practicable to the edges of the rear fenders, mudflaps, or the mudflap support brackets, to mark the width of the truck tractor. The strips shall be mounted as horizontal as practicable, in a vertical plane facing the rear, on the rear fenders, on the mudflap support brackets, on plates attached to the mudflap support brackets, or on the mudflaps. Strips on mudflaps shall be mounted not lower than 300 mm (1 foot) below the upper horizontal edge of the mudflap. If the vehicle is certified with temporary mudflap support brackets, the strips shall be mounted on the mudflaps or on plates transferable to permanent mudflap support brackets…[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Element 2: Two pairs of white strips of sheeting, each pair consisting of strips 300 mm (1 foot) long, applied as horizontally and vertically as practicable, to the right and left upper contours of the cab, as close to the top of the cab and as far apart as practicable. No more than 25 percent of their cumulative area may be obscured by vehicle equipment as determined in a rear orthogonal view. If one pair must be relocated to avoid obscuration by vehicle equipment, the other pair may be relocated in order to be mounted symmetrically. If the rear window is so large as to occupy all the practicable space, the material may be attached to the edge of the window itself.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Missing white Reflective sheeting on the on the rear of a tractor will subject a driver to 3 severity weight points.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Missing red/white reflective sheeting on tractor mudflaps or mudflap bracket, or fender or cab rear, as appropriate, will subject the driver to 3 severity weight points. [/FONT]
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Information compiled by Terry O'Connell, Field Safety Liaison
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[FONT="]Retroreflective sheeting shall be applied to the rear of each truck tractor as follows:[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Element 1: Two strips of sheeting in alternating colors, each not less than 600 mm (2 feet) long, located as close as practicable to the edges of the rear fenders, mudflaps, or the mudflap support brackets, to mark the width of the truck tractor. The strips shall be mounted as horizontal as practicable, in a vertical plane facing the rear, on the rear fenders, on the mudflap support brackets, on plates attached to the mudflap support brackets, or on the mudflaps. Strips on mudflaps shall be mounted not lower than 300 mm (1 foot) below the upper horizontal edge of the mudflap. If the vehicle is certified with temporary mudflap support brackets, the strips shall be mounted on the mudflaps or on plates transferable to permanent mudflap support brackets…[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Element 2: Two pairs of white strips of sheeting, each pair consisting of strips 300 mm (1 foot) long, applied as horizontally and vertically as practicable, to the right and left upper contours of the cab, as close to the top of the cab and as far apart as practicable. No more than 25 percent of their cumulative area may be obscured by vehicle equipment as determined in a rear orthogonal view. If one pair must be relocated to avoid obscuration by vehicle equipment, the other pair may be relocated in order to be mounted symmetrically. If the rear window is so large as to occupy all the practicable space, the material may be attached to the edge of the window itself.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Missing white Reflective sheeting on the on the rear of a tractor will subject a driver to 3 severity weight points.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Missing red/white reflective sheeting on tractor mudflaps or mudflap bracket, or fender or cab rear, as appropriate, will subject the driver to 3 severity weight points. [/FONT]
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Information compiled by Terry O'Connell, Field Safety Liaison
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