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News•November 17, 2010

DriveCam Study Focuses on Habits of Multi-Collision Drivers

SAN DIEGO - A new study from DriveCam underscores the cost of poor driving habits. In the study, drivers with multiple collisions represented only 0.4 percent of all transit drivers. But more than 70 percent of these drivers were consistently cited for four poor driving behaviors.

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News•November 17, 2010

ATA Safety Tour Targets Teen Drivers

FT. WORTH, TX - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) this week brought the group's "Share the Road" highway safety program to the Ft. Worth, Texas, area to educate teen drivers on how to safely share the road with tractor-trailers.

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News•November 17, 2010

Va. Launches Pilot Program for Trucker Rest Areas

RICHMOND, VA - Virginia has launched a new pilot program to use undeveloped state Department of Transportation properties as truck safety rest areas.

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News•November 17, 2010

Deer-Vehicle Collisions Spike in November

TOPEKA, KS - Kansas state officials are warning motorists to be aware that November is historically the month when the highest number of deer-vehicle crashes occur.

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News•November 17, 2010

Study: Strict Phone Bans Boost Fleet Safety

VIENNA, VA - A new study of company vehicle fleet crash rates reveals the top safety performers are companies that enact a total ban on cell phone use (handheld and hands-free) and that establish strong consequences -- including termination -- for employees who violate such policies.

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News•November 17, 2010

StarTrans Recalls Nearly 2,400 Transit Buses

WASHINGTON - StarTrans Bus Corp., a division of Supreme Corp., is recalling nearly 2,400 MY 2006 and 2007 transit buses because of a potential fire risk.

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News•November 17, 2010

Nissan Recalls Sentras, Frontiers, Xterras

WASHINGTON - Nissan North America is issuing two major safety recalls -- one affecting MY 2010-2011 Sentras, the other covering MY 2002-2004 Frontiers and Xterras.

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News•November 17, 2010

GM Recalls Buick Lucerne, Cadillac DTS

WASHINGTON - General Motors Corp. is recalling 13,780 MY 2010-2011 Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS vehicles equipped with V8 engines.

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News•November 17, 2010

Chrysler Issues '08 Jeep Liberty Recall

WASHINGTON - Chrysler Group is recalling 16,229 MY 2008 Jeep Liberty vehicles to replace the windshield wiper motors.

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News•November 17, 2010

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

Temperatures are dropping quickly, so now is the time for fleet drivers to assemble that winter driving kit -- at least those drivers traveling in areas where winter weather conditions can be harsh. Here is a list of items for a winter driving kit, as suggested by Idaho Commercial Vehicle Services.

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