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News•by Staff•December 26, 2018

16.7M Takata Air Bags Remain on the Roads

About 16.7 million of the faulty Takata air-bag inflators still haven't been replaced about three years after federal regulators began to oversee a broad-ranging recall of the defective inflators that have caused at least 15 deaths in the U.S., according to a new report.

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News•by Staff•December 24, 2018

Ford Recalls 410K F-Series Pickups

Ford is recalling 410,289 of its 2015 to 2019 F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Super Duty trucks equipped with an engine block heater, due to a possible defect with a cable connector, the company has announced.

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Articles•by Mike Antich•December 20, 2018

Asset- vs. Driver-Based Safety Programs

The two key pillars to fleet safety are spec’ing the asset to ensure a vehicle is safe and managing driver behavior. Both are effective safety strategies, but there are limitations and constraints to an asset-focused fleet safety program.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•December 20, 2018

CEI's 2018 Fleet Safety Seminar

Fleet safety experts addressed the latest trends, including how to develop a corporate safety culture, negligent entrustment avoidance, identifying at-risk drivers, and fatigued driving at the third annual fleet safety seminar hosted by The CEI Group on Nov. 13.

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News•by Staff•December 20, 2018

Top Videos of 2018 on AutomotiveFleet.com

Let's take a closer look at the most popular videos of 2018 on AutomotiveFleet.com, which are mostly safety videos.

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News•by Staff•December 20, 2018

Best and Worst Drunk Driving States Named

Wyoming leads the nation for most traffic fatalities involving an alcohol-impaired driver, with 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 as compared with 5.98 deaths in 2016 when it ranked eighth among all states, according to a new report from SafeWise.

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News•December 19, 2018

57 Vehicles Meet Stricter IIHS Safety Criteria for 2019

Only 30 2019-model-year vehicles have named a Top Safety Pick+, while another 27 have earned Top Safety Pick awards in a year in which the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has raised the bar, the vehicle safety evaluator has announced.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•December 19, 2018

2018 Fleet Safety Conference

The Fleet Safety Conference was held Oct. 29-21 at the M Resort in Las Vegas. With an attendance of more than 220 fleet managers, EHSW and HR professionals, and other fleet safety stakeholders, the conference provided attendees with ways to make fleet operations safer and more efficient.

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News•by Staff•December 19, 2018

NHTSA Streamlines Autonomous Vehicle Review

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has cut one of its requirements in an effort to accelerate the review process for the deployment of autonomous vehicles without devices like brakes and steering wheels.

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News•by Staff•December 18, 2018

Holiday Road Fatalities Expected to Sharply Increase

The number of people who will lose their lives in roadway crashes during this year's holiday period is expected to increase significantly from a year ago, according to estimates provided by the National Safety Council.

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