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News•December 1, 2010

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

This week's advice, taken from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Motorists' Handbook, concerns what actions a driver should take right after a tire blowout.

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News•December 1, 2010

Hyper-tech Crash Dummies Help Make Buicks Safer

DETROIT - At General Motors' Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) lab, new hyper-tech dummies talk in hyper-speed, recording and transmitting crash data 10,000 times a second. Two-hundred crash test dummies of all shapes and sizes are wired with 70-80 sensors each that tell safety engineers exactly how much and what kind of forces they endure during crash tests.

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News•December 1, 2010

Fire Risk Prompts 'Spirit of Mobility' Bus Recall

Because of a potential fire risk, All American Specialty Vehicles is recalling 28 MY 2009 and 2010 Spirit of Mobility transit buses equipped with Penn Tex 200 amp alternators.

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News•December 1, 2010

Land Rover Recalling LR2 SUVs

WASHINGTON - Jaguar Land Rover North America is recalling nearly 3,000 MY 2010-2011 LR2 vehicles because of an air bag problem.

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News•December 1, 2010

Volvo Recalls Over 6,000 Vehicles

WASHINGTON - Volvo Cars of N.A. is recalling more than 6,000 MY 2011 S60, S80, XC60 and XC70 vehicles because of a potential stalling problem.

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News•November 30, 2010

Verizon Offers Fleets XATA Turnpike Solution to Support CSA 2010 Compliance

BASKING RIDGE, NJ and MINNEAPOLIS - Verizon Wireless announced that the XATA Turnpike fleet management and compliance solution is now available to Verizon Wireless enterprise customers.

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News•November 30, 2010

Coca-Cola Hellenic Wins International Fleet Safety of the Year Award

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The International Fleet Safety Award recognized the successful implementation of a safety project for Coca-Cola Hellenic's fleet. During the operation of the pilot program, no collisions were recorded, driver performance increased significantly, and fuel efficiency was improved.

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News•November 30, 2010

GMC Acadia Draws 5-Star Safety Rating

DETROIT - The 2011 GMC Acadia has received a five-star crash test rating in the federal government's New Car Assessment Program.

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News•November 30, 2010

Toyota to Fix Prius Cooling Pumps

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Corp. has launched a "limited service campaign" to repair cooling pumps on about 378,000 MY 2004-2007 Toyota Prius cars sold in North America, CNNMoney.com reported.

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News•November 29, 2010

Ford: Aftermarket Bumper Beams Absorb Less Crash Energy

DEARBORN, MI - In the latest development in the ongoing debate over the safety of aftermarket crash parts, Ford Motor Co. announced that its recent round of low-speed crash tests showed that a commonly used aftermarket bumper beam absorbs less crash energy than the vehicle's original bumper beam or a genuine Ford replacement bumper beam.

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