Trucking companies no longer need to add reflective tape to old trailers

The US Department of Transportation wants to remove a rule that requires reflective tape on older semi-trailers. This means trucking companies will no longer have to install or maintain this tape on trailers made before 1993.

For decades, trucking companies had to make sure their oldest trailers met modern safety standards for visibility. This rule change means that requirement is now gone. The government believes most of these older trailers are no longer in use, so the rule is obsolete.