What solutions exist for fatal accidents or serious injuries to passengers and crew caused by trucks in work zones? The TMA truck will explore this issue.
What is an attenuator on a vehicle?
Sometimes we see a truck with an extra part on the end that looks like a bumper as the tail of the truck. This is a truck mounted attenuator.
Truck mounted attenuator is a cushion that is installed in the back of a truck or trailer of any kind, designed with optimal weight and dimensions. There are no issues while driving, whether due to the visibility of the road behind him or the smooth movement of the truck on the road.
The history of the TMA truck
Use of a truck mounted attenuator limited to highway maintenance areas. However, in 1950, truck-mounted attenuator began to absorb the impact energy of cars or trucks colliding with other vehicles to save the lives of passengers.
Later, a truck mounted attenuator was designed so that road safety officials could mount it on the back of trucks and make them mobile.
What does TMA truck mean in construction?
A mounted attenuator on work zones and highway repairs is a protection line between workers and any potential danger or loss of life. The truck stands behind the workers’ area from the direction the cars are coming from, and carries the impact attenuator on its back, shielding the workers from oncoming vehicles.
To know how it fulfills that role, first need to know its features and characteristics.
What is the purpose of a TMA truck mounted attenuator?
The role of a truck mounted attenuator, as we mentioned, is to protect workers in highway work zones. We’ll see this through 3 characteristics.
Warning Signs and Directional Plates
Directional panel mounted on the attenuator in the back of the truck. It is a black plate with LEDs that light up in the shape of an arrow. The arrow indicates the direction of the road.
This plate alerts drivers to their lane and the presence of the truck with the same plate, thus reducing the chances of a collision.
Warning signs include a symbol indicating the presence of workers in the area or a work zone.
Signs’ Reflective Films on TMA
We cover the warning signs with reflective films that are characterized by their high reflectivity, increasing the visibility of the signs when the light from cars falls on them. Thereby reducing the risk of collision with the truck and maintaining smooth traffic safety.
The truck-mounted attenuator
The cushion plays the biggest role in maintaining traffic safety by securing the lives of workers as well as the occupants of the vehicle.
We made it from high-quality materials and components. We tested this device in our crash test labs and it has shown its efficiency to absorb shocks. The Ministry of Transportation and Logistics of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has also certified it for conforming to the specifications.
After absorbing most of the impact energy, the cushion reduces the vehicle’s speed and then slowly rebounds to prevent the vehicle from sliding down the road.
When to use a TMA truck?
As we mentioned, this system is effective for traffic safety when there is a work zone on the highway.
The repair vehicle stands on the road, and behind it is the truck-mounted attenuator. It can be described as a protective shield for workers or disabled vehicles on the road.
Shawahid Industrial Roads Co. provides this device with high efficiency and conforms to international specifications. Providing a fast supply service to all regions inside and outside the KSA. We achieved pioneering in traffic safety within Saudi Arabia thanks to our performance and supply. We strive to achieve this success all over the world.
So, you can order this device, or other traffic safety systems through your available means of communication.