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News•December 30, 2009

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

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.

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News•December 30, 2009

2010 Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain Recalled

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.

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News•December 30, 2009

Kenworth Recalls 2010 Trucks

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.

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News•December 30, 2009

Nissan Diesel Recall to Affect Street Sweepers

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.

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News•December 30, 2009

Ford Partners With MIT to Lower Driver Stress

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.

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News•December 28, 2009

Top 2009 News: Calif. Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Fatal Texting Crash

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.

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News•December 23, 2009

Operation Lifesaver Addresses Railroad Crossing Safety

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.

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News•December 23, 2009

Software Designed to Prevent Cell-Phone Distractions

CONCORD, MA --- Illume Software has released iZUP, a mobile application designed to eliminate cell phone-related distractions for drivers.

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News•December 23, 2009

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

This week's safety tip, culled from the Minnesota Driver's Manual, addresses how drivers should respond when encountering emergency vehicles on the highway.

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News•December 23, 2009

More 'Nav' System Users Want Traffic Updates

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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