DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) has learned that the Virginia
Department of Transportation (“VDOT”) intends to conduct additional
crash testing of the ET Plus® System.
The following statement is attributable to Trinity spokesman Jeff Eller:
“We do not believe additional tests are needed. The ET Plus®
System successfully passed all eight Federal Highway Administration
(“FHWA”) requested tests. VDOT officials observed each test. Those tests
were validated by an independent expert, Dr. Clay Gabler from Virginia
Tech, and conducted under approved NCHRP 350 guidelines. The ET Plus®
has been installed on Virginia roadways for more than eight years and
VDOT recently confirmed to the FHWA that the ET Plus® end
terminals are performing as expected. The ET Plus® System has
been successfully crash tested more times than any product of its kind.
It has an unbroken chain of eligibility for federal-aid reimbursement
from the FHWA.”
Information from the FHWA pertaining to the ET Plus® System
may be found at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/guardrailsafety/.
For general information pertaining to purpose, function, and
crashworthiness of guardrails reference the FHWA document entitled
“Guardrail 101,” found at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/guardrailsafety/guardrail101.pdf.
For additional facts and product information related to the ET Plus®
System, you can refer to www.etplusfacts.com.
Trinity Industries, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a
diversified industrial company that owns market-leading businesses,
which provide products and services to the energy, transportation,
chemical, and construction sectors. Trinity reports its financial
results in five principal business segments: the Rail Group, the Railcar
Leasing and Management Services Group, the Inland Barge Group, the
Construction Products Group, and the Energy Equipment Group. For more
information, visit: www.trin.net.
Some statements in this release, which are not historical facts, are
“forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include
statements about Trinity's estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions
or strategies for the future, and the assumptions underlying these
forward-looking statements. Trinity uses the words “anticipates,”
“believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,”
“will,” “should,” “guidance” and similar expressions to identify these
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical experience or our present expectations. For a discussion of
such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk
Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year.
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Trinity Industries, Inc.
Investor Contact:
Jessica L.
Greiner, 214-631-4420
Director of Investor Relations
or
Media
Contact:
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Source: Trinity Industries, Inc.