Safety & Accident

PHILADELPHIA - Arrow Trucking Co. is being sued by a Philadelphia attorney on behalf of the 1,400 former employees laid off right before Christmas, many of whom were truck drivers left stranded at truck stops.

Tags: Arrow Trucking, Lawsuit, layoffs

VISALIA, CA --- OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (SVS) service helped police safely recover a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe that had been carjacked at gunpoint Oct. 18 in Visalia, Calif. This is the first time that SVS has been activated to help a subscriber in a carjacking situation, General Motors and OnStar said.

Tags: car theft, GM, GPS, OnStar, Telematics

EL SEGUNDO, CA --- Advances in telematics are making car theft a riskier business -- and thankfully, the technology figures to thwart even more thieves in the near future.

Tags: car theft, iSuppli Corp. , Telematics, Toyota

PLANO, TEXAS - PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America has seen a 70-percent decline in collisions since 1999 through the Million Milers program and its extensive safety efforts.

Tags: accident reductions, Frito-Lay, PepsiCo, Safety

With many cities in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Midwest getting buried in snow this week, now might be a good time to remind fleet drivers of what steps to take if they ever become stranded in cold weather.

Tags: driver safety, driving tips

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 7,600 MY 2006-2007 Ridgeline trucks manufactured between Jan. 17, 2005 and June 7, 2006.

Tags: Honda, Honda Ridgeline recall, Honda Ridgeline truck, NHTSA, Recall

AUBURN HILLS, MI - Effectively immediately, all Chrysler Group employees are prohibited from texting while driving in company-owned vehicles and texting with company-provided communication devices while driving personal vehicles.

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, company policy, driver safety, DWT, texting while driving

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Subaru of America is recalling more than 5,700 MY 2002-2003 Impreza WRX vehicles because of a potential problem with the fuel delivery line.

Tags: NHTSA, Recall, Subaru, Subaru Impreza WRX

SALT LAKE CITY - inthinc Technology Solutions offers a comprehensive system that changes driving behavior in real time to improve safety and fleet efficiency.

Tags: driver safety, inthinc Technology Solutions, Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday, Oct. 20, that commercial truck and bus drivers should be screened for sleep apnea -- a disorder that's contributing to driver fatigue.

Tags: driver fatigue, FMCSA, National Transportation Safety Board, sleep apnea

ARLINGTON, VA - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has appointed industry expert Rob Abbott as vice president of safety policy.

Tags: American Trucking Associations

DES PLAINES, IL --- New Year's Day was the leading holiday for reported vehicle thefts in 2008, according to an analysis issued recently by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Among holidays, your vehicle was safest on New Year's Eve and Christmas Day.

Tags: auto theft, National Insurance Crime Bureau

This week's tip of the week, culled from the Idaho Driver's Manual, offers some advice for backing a vehicle.

Tags: Safety

LAS VEGAS --- General Motors on Jan. 5 demonstrated its new technology that will let Chevrolet Volt drivers control a variety of vehicle functions remotely using a smartphone.

Tags: Chevrolet Volt OnStar smartphone application, OnStar, OnStar Mobile Application , Volt

This week's safety tip, culled from the Minnesota Driver's Manual, addresses how drivers should respond when encountering emergency vehicles on the highway.

Tags: driver safety, Safety

PLAINVIEW, TX - The Wal-Mart Transportation Division is awarding brand new rigs to drivers who log 3 million miles without being in a preventable accident.

Tags: driver safety, Wal-Mart

This is the time of year when your fleet drivers are more likely to deal with the unsettling issue of vehicle skidding. Here are some tips offered in the Kentucky Driver Manual to help familiarize your drivers with techniques to regain control of their vehicle when a loss of traction occurs and the vehicle begins to skid.

Tags: driving tips

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA --- The city of Ottawa has begun using new fleet monitoring technology for its salt trucks that's expected to save money and reduce the use of road salt during winter, the Ottawa Citizen reported.

Tags: Fleet Management System, fleet monitoring system, Ottawa fleet, road salt

EAGAN, MN --- Nine out of 10 drivers admit they have engaged in distracting and potentially dangerous activities while driving, according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com, a legal information Web site.

Tags: cell phone, distraction

CHICAGO - Auto Driveaway has introduced online safety training for all Auto Driveaway drivers.

Tags: Auto Driveaway, safety technology, safety training

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Transportation Safety Board on Oct. 27 determined that the probable cause of a fatal motorcoach accident in Sherman, Texas, was the failure of the right steer axle tire. The crash killed 17 people.

Tags: collision prevention, Federal Highway Administration , FMCSA, highway fatalities, National Transportation Safety Board, NHTSA

WASHINGTON - Jaguar is recalling more than 2,000 MY 2010 Jaguar XF vehicles because the fuel transfer pipe in the fuel tank may be kinked.

Tags: Jaguar, NHTSA, Recall

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Recently, citizens in Copenhagen had the opportunity for a sneak preview of the upcoming, sporty Volvo S60 - which won't be introduced to the world until next year.

Tags: Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestr, Volvo S60

TREVOSE, PA - Multiband Corporation has selected the CEI Group, Inc. (CEI) for vehicle fleet accident management services, including auto body and glass repair, subrogation, and temporary vehicle replacement.

Tags: CEI, Multiband Corporation