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News•by Staff•December 23, 2019

Toyota Recalls 2020 Trio for Seat-Belt Defect

Toyota's 2020 Corolla and Corolla Hybrid compact cars, as well as its 2019 to 2020 C-HR, have been pulled into the recall.

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News•by Staff•December 20, 2019

Holiday Roadway Fatalities Expected to Decline

An estimated 278 people could lose their lives in traffic collisions on Christmas Day and New Year's Day — a significant decrease from the estimated 860 for Christmas 2018 and New Year’s 2019, according to the National Safety Council.

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Articles•by Eric Gandarilla•December 20, 2019

How Direct Energy Reduced Citations and Improved Driver Behavior

A combination of in-cab coaching, telematics, and a driver scorecard led to positive results for Direct Energy's Dina Kushaliyeva.

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News•by Staff•December 19, 2019

GM Recalls 800,000+ Pickups, Other Vehicles

General Motors has issued two separate safety recalls for brake and battery issues that cover over 800,000 vehicles, including 2020 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups.

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Articles•by Staff•December 19, 2019

Tips for Safer Winter Driving

For commercial drivers, winter can sometimes pose dangerous and even deadly conditions. Fleet drivers can follow these eight strategies to remain safe behind the wheel when faced with snow, sleet and frigid temperatures.

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News•by Staff•December 18, 2019

Advanced Driving Tech Creating More Distraction

Drivers who regularly use advanced driver assistance systems are nearly two times more likely to text, fiddle with the radio, or engage in other distracted driving behaviors, according to a new study from the AAA Foundation.

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News•December 18, 2019

Otonomo, GreenRoad Partner to Reduce Road Risk via Driver Profiling, Intelligence

By taking advantage of the global data sources and secure data management capabilities in the Otonomo platform, GreenRoad will be able to offer its solutions using data directly from OEMs or any onboard device deployed in fleet vehicles.

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News•by Staff•December 18, 2019

AAA Predicts 116M Travelers This Holiday Season

The forecast is the most in nearly 20 years, and represents an increase of 3.9% over last year, or 4.3 million more people packing up their sleighs for a holiday getaway.

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News•by Staff•December 17, 2019

Ford's 2020 Explorer Falls Short of IIHS Safety Awards

The driver-side small overlap front test was the downfall for the 2020 Ford Explorer and 2020 Lincoln Aviator, as both midsize SUVs failed to capture a prestigious safety award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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News•by Staff•December 17, 2019

Repeat DUI Offenders Need to Be Curbed, GHSA Says

High blood alcohol concentration offenders are another high-risk group accountable for more than 60% of alcohol-impaired fatalities, according to a new report from the Governor's Highway Safety Association.

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