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News•March 12, 2010

Traffic Fatalities for 2009 Reach Record Low

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.

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News•March 12, 2010

Wyoming Becomes 20th State to Ban Texting While Driving

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recognized Wyoming yesterday for becoming the 20th state to enact a statewide ban prohibiting drivers from texting while behind-the-wheel.

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News•March 10, 2010

Toyota, NHTSA to Investigate Runaway Prius

SAN DIEGO, CA - Toyota Motor Corp. and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration both dispatched teams on Tuesday, March 9, to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a freeway in the San Diego area a day earlier, Reuters reported.

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News•March 10, 2010

XATA, SpeedGauge Partner to Improve Speed Data

MINNEAPOLIS - XATA Corp., a leader in fleet software and services, announced a reseller partnership with SpeedGauge, a commercial vehicle GPS data provider for speed tracking and analysis.

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News•March 10, 2010

Program Can Assist Body Shops in Part Recalls

WASHINGTON - The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) is reminding collision repair shops that a program developed by the group can assist them in efforts to trace and recall any aftermarket crash parts deemed unsafe.

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News•March 10, 2010

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Issues Recall

WASHINGTON - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. is recalling nearly 20,000 MY 2005-2010 FE83D, FE84D, FE85D and FG84D trucks because of an issue involving the air intake duct.

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News•March 10, 2010

2,300 2010 Mitsubishi Galants Recalled

WASHINGTON - Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. is recalling about 2,300 MY 2010 Galant vehicles because of a problem with the automatic transmission oil cooler pipe assembly.

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News•March 10, 2010

352 2010 Freightliner Cascadia Trucks Recalled

WASHINGTON - Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 352 MY 2010 Freightliner Cascadia trucks equipped with optional Sheppard HD94 steering gears.

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News•March 10, 2010

Toyota Disputes Electronic Defect Claims

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday, March 8, assembled a group of automotive experts for a press conference to dispute claims that faulty electronics are to blame for episodes of sudden acceleration, the Associated Press reported.

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News•March 10, 2010

Government Shuts Down L.A. Bus Firm

VAN NUYS, CA - The U.S. Government has closed down Tierra Santa Inc., a Los Angeles-area bus company involved in a crash that killed six people in Arizona on Friday, March 5, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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