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Scott,
I read they started adding them In 1984. Not long after they went into service. The story I read said they found the problem while loading trucks to go to Europe/Germany. Not all trucks went on RORO ships. They had to unload each truck, then load it on the ship.
Back to the frame braces. They were installed because the frames were bending there, while being lifted with a crane at GVWR to be loaded on ship/trains.
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