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News•January 30, 2012

Study Says Automotive Safety Technologies Take Average of 30 Years Before Available in 95% of Vehicles

ARLINGTON, VA - The Highway Loss Data Institute found it typically takes an average of 30 years for an advanced safety feature introduced in luxury cars to become a feature on 95% of the vehicles on the road.

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News•January 26, 2012

Illinois Legislators Introduce Hand-held Device Ban for Drivers

SPRINGFIELD, IL - In two similar bills introduced on Jan. 10 in the Illinois General Assembly, the change to the state’s vehicle code would restrict cell phone use while driving to hands-free only.

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News•January 26, 2012

Google Adds Public Safety Alerts Feature to Google Maps

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google's new Google Public Alerts feature pulls relevant weather, public safety, and earthquake alerts into the company's Google Maps application.

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News•January 26, 2012

GM’s Akerson Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee Regarding the Volt's Safety

WASHINGTON – General Motors' Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson testified on Jan. 25, 2012, before a U.S. House subcommittee, defending the Volt's overall safety record.

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News•January 24, 2012

NHTSA Closes Chevrolet Volt Investigation

WASHINGTON - NHTSA concluded that GM’s planned updates to the vehicle reduce the potential for post-crash battery fires.

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Articles•January 20, 2012

CEI User Group Sees Cutting-Edge Safety and Risk Management Research

CEI’s DriverCare user group meeting in Virginia provided clients the opportunity to discuss safety, policy, as well as share ideas. Attendees also got a glimpse of the company’s ongoing research project with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

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Articles•by Mike Antich•January 20, 2012

Top 5 Challenges Facing Commercial Fleets

In a survey of commercial fleet managers, the top challenges in 2012 will be fleet cost-reduction mandates, fuel price volatility, difficulty greening fleets, fleet safety, and increasing driver productivity.

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Articles•by Lauren Fletcher•January 20, 2012

PHH Arval Conference Brings Together Energy Industy Fleets

The outlook for energy fleets moving into 2012 is positive, with signs of growth on the horizon. Distracted driving, the No.1 cause of work-related deaths, is still a top concern for these fleets.

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Articles•by Shelley Mika•January 20, 2012

How Safe is Your Fleet?

Is your fleet safety program doing all it can? Taking even a small amount of time to track the results of safety initiatives can help fleets learn where action is needed and improvements can be made.

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News•January 19, 2012

Report Shows More Inaccuracies and Errors in Commercial Driver Screenings in 2011

ATLANTA A report from LexisNexis report revealed numerous instances of incomplete or inaccurate information used by organizations to screen and qualify commercial drivers.

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