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WASHINGTON - In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion -- with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation on Aug. 25 kicked off the annual "Drunk Driving -- Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign aimed at getting drunk drivers off the road.
Read More →Here is a tip, taken from the California Driver Handbook, related to air bag safety. You may want to pass this along to your fleet drivers.
Read More →SAN DIEGO - Newly released research from SmartDrive Systems concludes that for the quarter ending June 30 of this year, the incidence of distracted driving among new drivers in the SmartDrive Safety program was 11.8 percent. That's a 9-percent increase compared to the distraction rate reported in the first quarter of 2010.
Read More →Do you really know who is driving your company-provided vehicles? Often the "at-work" persona of an employee is not the true indicator of their behavior when no one is watching. Recently, someone forwarded me a link to a chat room for pharmaceutical reps. I did a search of posts that included the phrase "company car" and, in short order, I was shocked at some of the comments written about their use of company cars and how drivers play "the system" to their advantage.
Read More →SWITZERLAND - A Swedish driver caught driving at 180 mph in Switzerland is likely to receive a world-record speeding fine of $1 million, according to Press TV. .
Read More →Here's a simple driving safety tip, culled from the California Driver Handbook, which you may want to pass along to your fleet drivers as a friendly reminder.
Read More →EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a safety management webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 17, to examine best practices in safety management and how those measures can reduce fleet costs.
Read More →MEMPHIS, TN - Six drivers representing FedEx Corp. operating companies were crowned National Champions at the 2010 National Truck Driving Championships, with six others placing among the top finishers in their respective truck classes.
Read More →Here is an explanation of what all those road lines mean, taken from the California Driver Handbook. You may want to pass this along to your drivers as a friendly reminder.
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