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NewsNovember 2, 2004

Insurance Study Reveals Stability Control Reduces Likelihood of Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash by 56 Percent

Stability control systems could save more than 7,000 lives a year if automakers adopt the technology across their entire car and truck lineups, according to an insurance industry study released Oct. 27, according to the Detroit News.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 1, 2004

Rapid Growth for Rapid Rooter

Rapid Rooter prospers in South Florida by using technology and human resources creatively to manage its fleet.

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NewsOctober 19, 2004

Cell Phone Ban May Not Reduce Wrecks

Laws banning the use of cell phones while driving would have little effect on the number of accidents, according to recent article in Government Technology magazine. This is a new analysis of driver statistics co-authored by UC Davis economist James Prieger and Robert Hahn, executive director of the American Enterprise Institute-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies on October 5.

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NewsOctober 19, 2004

GE Launches Telematics Group

A new telematics technology center of excellence at the GE Global Research Center will lead "an enormous initiative across the entire company," according to Dr. Joseph Salvo, manager of the pervasive decisioning laboratory at the Niskayuna, NY, R&D facility, according to FleetOwner magazine.

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NewsOctober 12, 2004

Wisconsin NAFA Chapter to Discuss Hydrogen Vehicle Technology

The National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Wisconsin Chapter will visit Modine Manufacturing Company in Racine Nov. 10 to discuss the future of hydrogen vehicle technology.

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NewsOctober 12, 2004

New Technology Could Bridge Gap Between Gasoline Internal Combustion and Fuel Cell Engines

ArvinMeritor announced on September 29 that it has developed technology it says could bridge the gap between today's internal combustion engines and the promising future of fuel cells, accelerating by many years immense benefits in fuel economy.

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NewsOctober 5, 2004

Wheels Named to InformationWeek 500 for Fourth Consecutive Year

Wheels, Inc. announced on September 29 that it has been named to the InformationWeek 500, a listing of the most innovative users of information technology in the United States, for the fourth consecutive year.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2004

JM Family Enterprises Jumps to Seventh on InformationWeek 500 Listing of Leading Technology Innovators

Diversified automotive company JM Family Enterprises, Inc. announced that it has been named to CMP Media LLC's InformationWeek 500, a listing of the most innovative users of information technology in the United States.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2004

California EPA Board Rules ZAP Cars Certified Legal For Sale

Under an Executive Order from the State of California Environmental Protection Agency, advanced automotive technology company ZAP announced on September 21 that the state's Air Resources Board has certified its ZAP WORLDCAR as a "Zero-Emission Vehicle."

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NewsSeptember 28, 2004

EPA Report Confirms Progress Towards Clean Diesel

Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum issued the following statement in response to a status report released on September 22 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding fuel refiners' readiness to meet ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel regulations set for June 2006:

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