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NewsSeptember 11, 2008

Hertz Implements Parts-Ordering System

PARK RIDGE, N.J. --- The Hertz Corp. has implemented OEConnection's parts-ordering system in more than 100 of its airport locations, according to a report by CollisionWeek.

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NewsSeptember 4, 2008

Ford Focus Best Performer in Fender-Bender Crash Tests for Small Cars

ARLINGTON, VA --- In a series of crash tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently assessed how well the bumpers of 20 small car models would protect the vehicles from damage in low-speed collisions.

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NewsAugust 17, 2008

DriveCam Studies Role of Following Distance in Rear-End Collisions

SAN DIEGO --- DriveCam Inc., a global driver risk management company, said that analysts in its Risk InfoCenter recently reviewed incidences of rear-end crashes to determine the impact of following distance on the likelihood of collision.

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NewsAugust 14, 2008

Calif. Legislators Approve Bill to Study Insurer Steering

SACRAMENTO, CA --- California legislators have passed two collision repair bills -- one directs the state insurance commissioner to form a task force to study insurer steering, and the other seeks to prohibit insurers from capping paint and materials charges.

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NewsAugust 6, 2008

Iteris to Distribute Delphi Forward Collision Warning System

TROY, MI --- Iteris Inc. has been named the exclusive distributor of Delphi's forward collision warning system for North American commercial vehicles.

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NewsJuly 31, 2008

Updated Crash Data Collection Guideline Released

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) have released a new guideline to help states collect consistent, reliable data on vehicle collisions.

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NewsJuly 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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NewsJuly 8, 2008

Investigators: Confusing Signs Contributed to Atlanta Bus Crash

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- National Transportation Safety Board investigators have concluded that confusing highway signs contributed to last year's Atlanta bus collision that killed five Bluffton University baseball players.

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NewsJuly 7, 2008

GreenRoad Technologies Partners With SafetyFirst

REDWOOD SHORES, CA --- GreenRoad Technologies, a leader in driver safety technologies, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with SafetyFirst, a company devoted to reducing commercial auto collisions.

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NewsJuly 2, 2008

Transportation Dept. Seeks to Improve Highway-Rail Crossing Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Several safety initiatives designed to reduce collisions between motor vehicles and trains will be completed before the end of 2008 as part of the ongoing U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Highway-Rail Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention Action Plan, announced DOT Secretary Mary E. Peters.

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