Trinity Guardrail News

Supreme Court Turns Down Trinity Guardrail Fraud Award Reinstatement Bid

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a whistleblower’s bid to revive a $663.4 million judgment against Trinity Industries Inc. in a lawsuit accusing the company of failing to tell a federal agency about changes made to a guardrail …

After Guardrail Review, Highway Regulator Urges Standards Revamp

U.S. highway guardrail systems made by Trinity Industries Inc. and Road Systems Inc. have “safety performance issues” in some real-world crash scenarios, the Federal Highway Administration said as it urged a national overhaul of standards to better protect American drivers. …

Guardrail Fraud Award Grows to $663M to Trinity’s Dismay

Trinity Industries Inc., maker of a highway guardrail safety system tied to at least nine deaths, must pay $663 million for defrauding the U.S. government. The decision by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap in Marshall, Texas, caps Trinity’s three-year legal …

Trinity Guardrail Review Faulted by Product Safety Institute

A U.S. highway agency’s favorable analysis of Trinity Industries Inc.’s guardrail system was criticized by a nonprofit safety group, which said crash-test data show that motorists remain at risk. The Federal Highway Administration announced March 13 that Trinity’s ET-Plus shock-absorbing …

Highway Agency Probe Sought in Connection With Guardrail Safety

Six U.S. senators asked for an investigation of the Federal Highway Administration’s monitoring of roadside safety devices, including a common and allegedly defective guardrail system. The request on Tuesday is the latest in a series of actions stemming from scrutiny …

Kansas, Missouri Suspend ET-Plus Guardrail Installations

Missouri and Kansas transportation officials have suspended installations of a guardrail system over concerns about its safety. Critics of the ET-Plus guardrail systems contend its design allows sections of metal to break off and run through vehicles that collide with …

Virginia Sues Guardrail Manufacturer

Virginia sued a Texas company for selling the state “unapproved highway safety equipment” that was recently taken off the market, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Thursday. In the complaint filed in Richmond Circuit Court, Virginia is seeking civil penalties …

Indiana Reviews Guardrails in Use Around State

The Indiana highway agency is reviewing its guardrails around the state as one supplier faces criticism over the safety of a design change. Department of Transportation spokesman Will Wingfield says the agency estimates about 4,000 of the ET-Plus guardrails built …

Trinity Industries Will Crash-Test Guardrail System by January

Trinity Industries Inc. and the federal government plan to crash-test the company’s allegedly defective guardrail components by the end of January, the Federal Highway Administration said today. Trinity, one of the country’s biggest makers of guardrail systems, has come under …

Kentucky Looking Into Faulty Guardrails

State officials are planning an evaluation of potentially faulty guardrail heads on Kentucky roads and highways. Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock told lawmakers during a committee meeting last week that he believes hundreds of ET-Plus guardrail component are in use, but …