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News•May 29, 2012

Coca Cola Clarifies Details Regarding Lawsuit In Distracted Driving Case

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – Coca Cola issued a statement and provided clarification regarding the details of the case where a jury awarded $21 million to Vanice Chatman-Wilson, an individual whose automobile was reportedly struck by a Coca Cola employee driving a company-owned vehicle.

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News•May 29, 2012

GM Recalls Select 2013-MY Chevrolet Malibu Models

WASHINGTON - After a hard-braking event, for example during an aggressive turning maneuver, the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) may reset itself, which could lead to the roof rail airbag deploying, NHTSA stated.

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News•May 24, 2012

IIHS Names BMW 3 Series Sedan a ‘Top Safety Pick’

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ - The IIHS gave the BMW 3 Series Sedan ratings of “good” in all four of the tests the IIHS conducted.

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News•May 24, 2012

U.S. Border Patrol Seizes ‘Cloned’ UPS Vehicle Carrying 13 Illegal Aliens

EL CENTRO, CA - The vehicle stopped by U.S. Border Patrol agents was not a typical UPS parcel truck, but to the casual observer, looked as if it could have been a vehicle used by UPS.

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News•May 24, 2012

Day Two of Fleet Safety Conference Features Awards and 'Town Hall' Discussion

SCHAUMBURG, IL – The second day of the 2012 Fleet Safety Conference featured more busy conference sessions and the first Fleet Safety Awards presented by Automotive Fleet magazine and AALA.

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News•May 24, 2012

Modern Transportation Services’ Evans Receives Fleet Safety Award

SCHAUMBURG, IL – At the Fleet Safety Conference, Tammy Evans, VP of fleet operations for Modern Transportation Services, received the Fleet Safety Award. The Fleet Safety Award was presented on Tuesday, May 22, by the American Automotive Leasing Association's Executive Director Pam Sederholm.

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News•May 23, 2012

Toyota Recalling MY-2013 Lexus GS 350

WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 663 2013 model-year Lexus GS 350 vehicles because of a potential steering wheel problem.

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News•May 23, 2012

Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Hyundai Azera & Toyota Prius c Named Top Safety Picks

ARLINGTON, VA -- The 2013 model-year Chevrolet Malibu Eco, 2012 model-year Hyundai Azera, and 2012 model-year Toyota Prius c have all drawn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award for their performance in front, side, rollover and rear-impact evaluations.

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News•May 23, 2012

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

This week’s tip, taken from the 2012 edition of “Illinois Rules of the Road,” concerns safety belts and airbags.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•May 22, 2012

2012 Fleet Safety Conference

The 2012 Fleet Safety Conference was held in Schaumburg, Ill., May 22 - 23. The event featured a mix of session topics, dealing with everything from using technology to improve fleet safety to coping with the serious injury or death of a driver. Fleet management professionals from a wide range of commercial fleets provided their expert opinions on panel discussions as did experts from industry associations and safety-focused organizations. The following gallery shows photos from the first day of the conference.

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