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News•June 24, 2011

Video: Kentucky Power Company Drivers Discuss Accidents Due to Distracted Driving

COLUMBUS, OH - American Electric Power shared a video where two Kentucky Power Company employees share their stories about accidents, along with video of the accidents.

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News•June 22, 2011

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

This week's tip, which was taken from the Nevada Driver's Handbook, concerns railway crossings. In an average year, more people die in highway-rail crossings than in commercial airline crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. So drivers need to take these precautions seriously.

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News•June 22, 2011

NHTSA Conference Highlights Safety Technology, Honors Leaders

WASHINGTON - This year's International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, held June 13-16, featured demonstrations of the latest in-vehicle crash avoidance technologies including vehicle-to-vehicle communications and other advanced systems fitted in both production and prototype vehicles.

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News•June 22, 2011

Boyd Group to Acquire 28 More Collision Repair Shops in U.S.

WINNIPEG, CANADA - Boyd Group Income Fund continued its major expansion in the U.S. collision repair industry this week by announcing plans to acquire Cars Collision Center of Colorado and Cars Collision Center for $21 million. Together, the Cars Collision Center companies have 28 body shops in Illinois, Indiana and Colorado.

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News•June 22, 2011

L.A. City Council Reaches No Decision on Red-Light Camera Program

LOS ANGELES - Members of the Los Angeles City Council on June 21 and June 22 reached a stalemate on the issue of whether the city should continue its red-light traffic camera program, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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News•June 22, 2011

Mazda Recalling 103,300 Cars

WASHINGTON - Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 103,300 model-year 2008-2009 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles in the U.S. because of a potential problem with the windshield wiper motor.

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News•June 22, 2011

Ford Expanding Availability of Rear Inflatable Seat Belts

DEARBORN, MI - After launching its industry-first rear inflatable seat belts on the new Ford Explorer, Ford Motor Co. is now expanding availability to the Ford Flex and Lincoln vehicles set to arrive in dealer showrooms next summer.

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News•June 20, 2011

Automotive Fleet Study Shows Increase in Personal Use Charges

TORRANCE, CA - Survey results show an increase in personal use charges and more fleets allowing personal use of company vehicles.

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News•June 19, 2011

Nevada Bans Cell Phone Use While Driving

CARSON CITY, NV – Nevada’s Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill banning talking, or texting, on a cell phone while driving.

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News•June 16, 2011

Volvo Employees Receive NHTSA Automotive Safety Award

WASHINGTON – Volvo employees Thomas Broberg and Erik Coelingh received awards from NHTSA for significant contributions to automotive safety.

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