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News•July 15, 2010

Brain Exercises Help Older Adults Reduce Driving Accidents

HARTFORD, CT - A recent survey found using a brain fitness training tool has been clinically proven to help older adults reduce their likelihood of being in a car accident, cutting crash risk up to 50 percent.

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News•July 14, 2010

GM Crash Test Dummy Donated to Smithsonian

WASHINGTON - A General Motors crash test dummy, whose 15 years of service included scores of full-vehicle crash tests and a host of special assignments, will spend a peaceful retirement in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

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News•July 14, 2010

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

Here is some advice, culled from the pages of the Colorado Driver Handbook, on sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles,

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News•July 14, 2010

Volvo's 3-Point Safety Belt Goes to Smithsonian

WASHINGTON - Volvo Cars has been invited to donate its historic three-point safety belt to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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News•July 14, 2010

NHTSA: Sudden-Acceleration Probe Still Ongoing

WASHINGTON - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said July 14 it hasn't yet reached any conclusions about whether driver error is responsible for the sudden-acceleration episodes that led to last year's Toyota recalls, the Associated Press reported.

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News•July 14, 2010

FedEx to Send 114 Drivers to Competition

MEMPHIS, TN - One hundred and fourteen drivers representing the FedEx Corp. operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Columbus, Ohio, held Aug. 3-7.

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News•July 14, 2010

Mitsubishi Fuso Issues Truck Recall

WASHINGTON - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) is recalling more than 3,600 MY 2008-2010 FE83D, FE84D and FG84D trucks.

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News•July 14, 2010

Chrysler Issues Dodge & Jeep Recalls

WASHINGTON - Chrysler Group is recalling certain MY 2010 left-hand-drive Jeep Liberty, Dodge Nitro and Dodge Ram 1500 vehicles. In addition, the automaker is recalling certain right- and left-hand-drive Jeep Wrangler vehicles.

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News•July 14, 2010

Roadcheck 2010 Reveals Strong Safety Compliance

WASHINGTON - Results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) Roadcheck 2010 reveal that the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry is hovering close to the record low out-of-service (OOS) rates set during 2009.

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News•July 13, 2010

Ford Recalls 2010 Transit Connect Vans

DEARBORN, MI - Ford is recalling 33,728 of its 2010 Transit Connect cargo vans because of a safety issue with a component in the vehicle’s headliner.

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