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News•May 22, 2012

Jury Awards $21 million to Woman Struck by Coca Cola Truck in Distracted Driving Case

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – A jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, has awarded $21 million to Vanice Chatman-Wilson, 37, who was struck by a Coca Cola truck driver, Araceli Venessa Cabral, while she was talking on a cell phone at the time of the accident.

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News•May 22, 2012

DOT Program Results Show Drivers Want Vehicle-to-Vehicle Safety Technologies

WASHINGTON - Roughly four out of five participants, 82%, in a U.S. Department of Transportation program, said they strongly agreed they would like to have vehicle-to-vehicle safety features on a vehicle they drive.

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News•May 22, 2012

More Commercial Fleets Clamping Down on Driver Cell Phone Use

HERNDON, VA – The number of commercial fleet operators that have adopted written policies pertaining to employee use of cell phones while driving on the job has increased 29% in the past year – from 62% to 80% – according to ZoomSafer’s second annual survey of more than 900 transportation and fleet professionals.

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News•May 22, 2012

2012 Fleet Safety Conference Day One Sees Packed Education Sessions

SCHAUMBURG, IL – The 2012 Fleet Safety Conference kicked off day one of a packed event, and event schedule, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel. With more than 230 registered fleet professionals attending, the event focuses on raising the bar for fleet safety, and will host the first-ever Fleet Safety Awards, presented by Automotive Fleet magazine and the American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA).

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News•May 22, 2012

Study: No Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths in 2011

WASHINGTON – A new study released by the Governors Highway Safety Association underscores the need for all motorists to take extra precautions so they can more safely share the road with motorcyclists. Here are details about the study, along with some safety tips you can share with your own fleet drivers.

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News•May 21, 2012

Chrysler Recalling 67,872 Jeep Wranglers

WASHINGTON – Chrysler Group is recalling 67,872 2010 model-year Jeep Wranglers because the automatic transmission skid plate, which is near the catalytic converter, has the potential to collect debris.

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News•May 21, 2012

California and New Jersey Bills Address Autonomous Vehicle Regulation

SACRAMENTO, CA – State legislators in both California and New Jersey are now addressing regulatory issues associated with the testing and operation of so-called autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles on public roads.

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News•May 15, 2012

GreenRoad Delivers Driver Performance Mobile App

REDWOOD CITY, CA – GreenRoad announced the GreenRoad Central mobile app for drivers,a mobile app designed and optimized to give drivers anytime, anywhere access to key performance data. The app runs on Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android mobile and tablet devices.

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News•May 10, 2012

NHTSA Report Says Low Tire Tread Depth and Underinflation Increase Collision Chances

WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the results of a new study in April that focused on the specific tire problems that contributed to collisions.

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News•May 10, 2012

Registration for Fleet Safety Conference Continues to Grow

TORRANCE, CA – Don’t wait until the last minute to sign up for the first-ever Fleet Safety Conference. As of May 10, more than 170 fleet, safety, and risk management professionals from across the country have already signed up to attend.

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