
Which Fleet Types Have the Highest Severe Speeding Rates?
New research from SambaSafety finds significant differences in speeding rates across fleet industries, even as nearly 90% of surveyed fleets report using telematics.
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New research from SambaSafety finds significant differences in speeding rates across fleet industries, even as nearly 90% of surveyed fleets report using telematics.
Read More →For safety's sake, it's important to assemble winter survival kits to keep in all fleet vehicles, especially those driven in snow conditions. Here are some recommendations from the Minnesota Driver's Manual.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- General Motors is recalling more than 59,000 MY 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles because of a problem with the windshield defrosting and defogging systems.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Kenworth Truck Co., a division of PACCAR Inc., is recalling more than 3,000 2010 trucks because the fasteners attaching the steering gear to the front drive bracket may have received insufficient torque during the installation process.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Nissan Diesel America is recalling 73 MY 2007-2008 UD3300 vehicles that were modified by installing dual steering controls for use as street sweepers.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI --- Ford Motor Co. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are embarking on a plan to study driver workload and identify new opportunities to use in-vehicle technologies to improve driver safety by lowering stress.
Read More →REDDING, CA - A woman who crashed into a line of stopped vehicles while text-messaging on her cell phone has been sentenced to six years in a California prison for killing the female passenger of one of the vehicles, according to the New York Times.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Operation Lifesaver Inc. said it is promoting awareness of rail safety for motorists with two new video public service announcements (PSAs) targeted to younger drivers.
Read More →CONCORD, MA --- Illume Software has released iZUP, a mobile application designed to eliminate cell phone-related distractions for drivers.
Read More →This week's safety tip, culled from the Minnesota Driver's Manual, addresses how drivers should respond when encountering emergency vehicles on the highway.
Read More →WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA --- Real-time traffic and voice recognition are becoming increasingly popular features among owners of factory-installed navigation systems, compared with 2008, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Navigation Usage and Satisfaction Study.
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