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News•October 9, 2008

West Virginia Leads Nation Again In Deer-Vehicle Collisions

BLOOMINGTON, IL --- For the second year in a row, the vehicles most likely to collide with a deer are in West Virginia, State Farm has concluded.

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News•October 9, 2008

Continental Equips BMW 7 Series With Driver Assistance System

FRANKFURT, GERMANY --- The new BMW 7 Series is equipped with a driver assistance system, developed by Continental, that uses a single HDR-CMOS camera to carry out three functions simultaneously: speed limit monitoring (SLM), intelligent headlamp control (IHC) and lane departure warning (LDW).

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News•October 9, 2008

Ox Bodies Recalling 214 Trucks With Installed Toolboxes

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Ox Bodies, a major dump truck equipment manufacturer, is recalling 214 MY 2004-2008 trucks on which toolboxes were installed, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

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News•October 9, 2008

Highway Patrol Arrest Bus Driver in Fatal California Crash

WILLIAMS, CA --- A bus driver with a history of motor vehicle offenses and substance abuse was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday, Oct. 6, after his charter bus ran into a ditch, killing eight people.

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News•October 9, 2008

Toyota Opens Second Facility in Michigan

YORK TOWNSHIP, MI – Toyota Technical Center celebrated the grand opening of its new engineering and safety testing facilities with Michigan Governor Granholm, U.S. Congressman Dingell, and several hundred government officials, community leaders, suppliers, and Toyota team members.

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News•October 8, 2008

Plan Calls for Improvements in 9-1-1 Call Centers

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A new federal proposal seeks to make available more than $40 million in grants to help states and territories improve their 9-1-1 call centers.

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News•October 8, 2008

Ford to Offer 'Collision Warning With Brake Support' Next Year

DEARBORN, MI --- Ford Motor Co. announced it will offer a new advanced "active" collision-avoidance technology, Collision Warning with Brake Support, on certain Ford and Lincoln vehicles next year.

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News•October 8, 2008

Ford 'MyKey' Technology Designed to Promote Safer Driving

DEARBORN, MI --– Ford Motor Co. is introducing a new technology, called MyKey, designed to help parents encourage their teen-agers to drive safer and more fuel efficiently, and increase safety-belt usage.

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News•October 8, 2008

Road, Bridge Repair Work Underway in Areas Hit by Hurricane Ike

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The federal government is making $5 million available immediately to begin funding work to repair roads, bridges and airports damaged by Hurricane Ike, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced during a recent visit to the Houston region.

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News•October 7, 2008

PHH Arval Launches New Regulatory and Compliance Service for Truck Fleets

SPARKS, MD – PHH Arval has introduced a new program to help fleets with trucks stay in compliance with U.S. federal safety regulations.

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