THE COMPLETE TRAILER MOUNTED ATTENUATOR (TMA) SHALL BE DESIGNED TO MAKE ATTACHMENT OR DETACHMENT FROM THE TRUCK SIMPLE AND FAST WITH A 20 TON PINTLE HITCH. THE TRAILER MOUNTED ATTENUATOR MUST BE CAPABLE OF BEING TOWED BY VEHICLES WITH SIZES RANGING FROM 13,500 GVW TO 25,000 GVW AND STILL MEET ALL MASH-2016 TESTS OUTLINED BELOW. THE TMA FRAME SHALL BE CAPABLE OF COLLAPSING WHEN IMPACTED BY AN ERRANT VEHICLE. NO PORTION OF THE TMA SHALL PROTRUDE FORWARD UNDER THE TRUCK DAMAGING ITS VITAL ELEMENTS DURING AN IMPACT. TMA SYSTEM MUST BE DELIVERED ASSEMBLED AND READY FOR USE THE TRAILER MOUNTED ATTENUATOR WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1- TONGUE ASSEMBLY AND A REAR IMPACT PLATE 2- ENERGY ABSORBING MODULES 3- SUNSPENSION, AXLE, AND WHEELS.
