Stoughton Trailers says it’s the first trailer manufacturer to earn the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Toughguard award for an intermodal container chassis.
The winning underride guard is on Stoughton’s 53-ft. intermodal container chassis built after 2025.
“The safety of the motoring public is a top priority for Stoughton,” said Scott Lubenow, senior director of product engineering and R&D at Stoughton Trailers. “We’re proud to become the first trailer manufacturer to achieve the Toughguard award on an intermodal chassis, another example of how our team remains driven to ensure that our trailer products provide superior protection against underride crashes.”
Underride guards on intermodal chassis are challenged because those chassis have a narrower, more limited structure. They lack a continuous structural frame found in other types of trailers. Stoughton’s design features a long, angled supports that extend from the outer edges of the guard to the chassis rails.
