Is this legal?

USxpress use to have backup lights on the back of their trailers in place of the extra brake lights(they had 1 brake light, 1 turn signal, and a backup light on each side of the rear of their trailers instead of 2 brake lights on each side like a lot of companies run)

 

I just use the Grote par 36 work lights. They are basically a bright spot light bulb that the beam fans out a little bit like a highbeam on an old school quad headlight setup. Aim them angled out a bit and bright enough to see around the back good.

 

It probably wouldn't take a lot to provide a lot of help seeing. Just having lots of amber chicken lights helps brighten up a dark area. The same lights you see on a flatbed headache rack should be more than enough. And not terribly expensive either.

 

NAPA rubber housing replaceable sealed beams. $25.00/each.

 

LEDs are cheap get on Amazon an order 2 of the cheapest pod lights will double the output of these

 

I've been off the road since 2013.
I seem to recall US Expess had them.
And then they were gone .
That tells me there's an issue.
20 years trucking. 3 of the biggest fleets. I NEVER had backup lights on a trailer.
I would like them.

 

Our gas/lp trailers all have six worklights spaced around-super handy as a night guy.
The joke around the yard is you can always tell the trucks that belong to the night guys-we make sure all our work lights work.

 

3 foot to 1 meter
So 156 foot is lit up .

Dino,i would advise 4 things.
Firstly ,buy LED not halogen.(they can be bought very cheap)

Second,run a extra pigtail and cable for stuff like that.
It will put less stress on your regular pigtails and wires.

Thirdly,use fuses for all extra's you put on the truck or trailer.
Give each system it's own fuse.

Lastly ,make diagrams off all supplementary wiring and extra lights you put on.(with th color codes off your wires)