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News•April 9, 2010

TSOA’s Robinson Achieves Certified Director of Safety Status

WOODSTOCK, GA - Dave Robinson, safety and compliance officer for Transport Solutions of America (TSOA), is one of 31 CDS qualified professionals in the state of Georgia.

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News•April 9, 2010

UPS Drivers Trained with Videogames & Hands-On Activities

ATLANTA - UPS has gone beyond traditional driver training methods with videogame technology and hands-on learning in an effort to recruit and effectively train 25,000 driver candidates -- most of whom are in their 20s -- over the next five years.

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News•April 9, 2010

SAMBA's FleetWatch Now Features Money-Back Guarantee

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - SAMBA works in partnership with State governments to acquire, process, and report critical information to businesses, government agencies, schools, utilities, Workers' Compensation organization, and insurance groups.

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News•April 9, 2010

Mazda Offers Free iPhone Roadside Assistance App

IRVINE, CA - The App puts drivers directly in touch with a roadside assistance agent, who can quickly dispatch reliable and professional roadside assistance to the vehicle's exact location via GPS-enabled technology, anytime.

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News•April 7, 2010

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

This week's tip, culled from the California Driver's Handbook, pertains to the use of high-beam headlights during night driving. You may want to pass this along to your fleet drivers as a friendly reminder.

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News•April 7, 2010

DOT Seeks Maximum Civil Penalty from Toyota

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on April 5 announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking the maximum civil penalty of $16.375 million against Toyota Motor Corp. for "failing to notify the auto safety agency of the 'sticky pedal' defect for at least four months, despite knowing of the potential risk to consumers."

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News•April 7, 2010

Autoliv Acquires Some Delphi Safety System Operations in Asia

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Autoliv Inc., a global leader in automotive safety, said it has acquired substantially all of Delphi's Occupant Protection Systems (OPS) operations in Korea and China.

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News•April 7, 2010

Murder Charges Reinstated in Calif. Truck Crash Case

LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court panel on Tuesday, April 6, decided that second-degree murder charges will be reinstated against a trucker whose runaway big rig killed a man and his 12-year-old daughter near Los Angeles a year ago, the Associated Press reported.

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News•April 7, 2010

Iowa Bans Driver Texting

DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa has become the 21st state to ban text messaging by all drivers and the 23rd state to ban novice drivers from using any wireless communications device behind the wheel.

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News•April 7, 2010

Maryland Salvage Bill Passes State House

ANNAPOLIS, MD - The Maryland House on March 25 passed a bill (HB 1199) raising the total loss threshold in the state, CollisionWeek reported. The legislation is now under consideration in the Senate.

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