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News•December 22, 2008

Caterpillar Recalls 1,512 6-Cylinder Diesel Engines

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Caterpillar Inc. is recalling 1,512 C15 6-cylinder, 15L turbo-charged, air-to-air after cooled diesel engines of 472 to 585 horsepower, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

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News•December 22, 2008

Land Rover Recalls 19,168 Range Rovers

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Land Rover is recalling 19,168 MY 2003-2005 Range Rover vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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News•December 22, 2008

Caltrans Offers Driving Advice for the Snow Season

SACRAMENTO, CA --- Winter driving on roads and highways in the snowcapped mountains of California can be a pleasant adventure or it can be frustrating, tiring and sometimes even hazardous.

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News•December 19, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Offers Splitview LCD on 2010 S-Class Models

MONTVALE, NJ – In Mercedes-Benz' latest innovation, Splitview Technology, drivers are able to navigate the brand’s COMAND central computer system while, at the same time on the same screen, front passengers can watch TV or a DVD.

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News•December 18, 2008

Terex Telelect Recalls Utility Truck Bumper Winches

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Terex Telelect is recalling 60 30,000-pound bumper winches that the company installed from January 2003 through October 2008 in certain utility trucks, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

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News•December 18, 2008

Subaru Recalling 5,130 '08-'09 Tribecas

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Subaru is recalling 5,130 2008-'09 Tribeca vehicles because the vehicle dynamic control G sensor may have been installed backward, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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News•December 18, 2008

Ohio Studies Reasons Behind Sky-High Road Salt Prices

COLUMBUS, OH --- An analysis of the road salt market by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) points to a combination of historically bad weather, inflexible contract specifications, and questionable bidding tactics as driving forces behind an unprecedented increase in salt prices.

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News•December 17, 2008

Older Drivers' Fatal Crashes Trend Down

ARLINGTON, VA --- Despite growing numbers on the road, fewer older drivers died in crashes and fewer were involved in fatal collisions during 1997-2006 than in years past, a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study reported.

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News•December 17, 2008

Nearly 40 Percent of Fatal Crashes During Holiday Season Involve Alcohol

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research shows that between 2002 and 2006, nearly four fatalities out of 10 involved alcohol-impaired crashes in the last two weeks of December.

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News•December 17, 2008

2008 Sees Major Drop in Traffic Fatalities

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters last week announced that the number of people killed in traffic crashes is expected to reach a new record low in 2008, with early projections showing an almost 10-percent drop in highway traffic deaths in the first 10 months of this year.

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