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News•July 31, 2008

Study Concludes Hybrid Repairs Are More Costly

SAN DIEGO --- Mitchell International Inc., a leading research firm serving the collision claims and repair industries, has completed a study concluding that hybrid vehicle repairs are more costly than those of their more traditional, gasoline-powered counterparts.

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News•July 31, 2008

Record UPS Contingent Drives Way to National Championships

RICHMOND, VA --- A record 33 UPS and UPS Freight state champions will test their skills against the nation's top professional drivers in next month's American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships.

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News•July 31, 2008

Arizona Improves Travel-Time Signage on Phoenix Freeways

PHOENIX --- The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has begun the second stage of a year-long pilot project to provide drivers with estimated travel times. In the newest phase, the estimated times displayed on signs will be more precise.

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News•July 31, 2008

PHS Group Division in U.K. Improves Driver Safety With GreenRoad Technologies

LONDON, U.K. --- GreenRoad Technologies, a leader in driver safety technologies, announced that PHS Group's Datashred Division is deploying GreenRoad Safety Center across its nationwide fleet of 100 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to improve driver safety and reduce CO2 emissions.

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News•July 30, 2008

Safeco Shareholders Approve Merger With Liberty Mutual

SEATTLE --- The shareholders of Safeco Corp. on July 29 voted overwhelmingly to approve a merger agreement with Liberty Mutual Group.

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News•July 30, 2008

Researchers Map Deadliest Roads

MINNEAPOLIS, MN --- You can now identify the deadliest road in your town or daily commute through an online interactive map program.

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News•July 29, 2008

GPS Caused 300,000 Car Crashes in the UK

LONDON – In the UK, 300,000 car crashes have been caused by GPS and 1.5 million drivers have swerved through traffic using the system, according to a recent survey.

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News•July 29, 2008

OnStar Opens "Crisis Assist" Emergency Services to Those Affected by Hurricane Dolly

DETROIT – OnStar reminds its subscribers in Southeast Texas that a simple push of the OnStar button in GM vehicles will put them in contact with specially-trained crisis advisors.

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News•July 29, 2008

GE Fleet Services' Maintenance Team Members Earn Top Automotive & Fleet Industry Recognition

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services announce that two members of its Maintenance & Safety Solutions team have received top automotive and fleet industry recognitions.

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News•July 28, 2008

BMW Hydrogen 7: A Sedan Fueled by the Future

MUNICH, GERMANY – Long lists of restrictions are familiar to journalists who drive press cars from automakers’ fleets, but one prohibition placed on the BMW Hydrogen 7, a 760Li luxury liner modified to run on hydrogen in addition to its normal gasoline diet, was an eye-opener

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