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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Headlights Improve on 2018 Models: IIHS

The best-available headlights on 32 of 165 2018 models evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) earned the highest rating of good — marking a significant improvement over only two of 95 2016-model headlight systems that earned a good rating.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Distracted Driving Crashes Spike on Highways

Distracted driving-related collisions are up to 49% more severe when they occur on a highway system, indicating that modifying roadway design could improve safety in distracted driving crashes.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffNovember 29, 2018

2018 LA Auto Show in Pictures

The 2018 LA Auto Show included plenty of notable vehicle debuts, including the Jeep Gladiator midsize pickup, Hyundai Palisade three-row SUV, Toyota Corolla Hybrid and AWD Prius, Lincoln Aviator, Mazda Mazda3, and BMW X7 three-row SUV.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Wheels, Inc. to Offer Connected Toyota Data

Wheels, Inc. is integrating technology from Toyota's vehicle data communication module into its fleet management online user portals to enable its customer companies to unlock a range of information from their Toyota vehicles.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Belmor Launches Annual Veteran Driver Contest

Belmor's annual contest honoring America’s veterans offers a trip to the 2019 Mid-America Trucking Show to a winning truck driver and a guest for sharing their story about their military service and consequent career in the heavy-duty trucking industry.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Mann+Hummel Group Names Nic Zerbst President & COO

Mann+Hummel Group announced that Nic Zerbst will become the company’s new President & Chief Operations Officer (COO) and member of the management board, effective Feb. 1, 2019.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Jeep Revives Gladiator Name for 4x4 Pickup

Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of midsize pickups, Jeep will offer its 2020 Gladiator as a 4x4-only pickup that may land more with retail than commercial buyers, but could find its way into fleets with a need to traverse rugged terrain.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Safest Cities for Wet Weather Driving Ranked

Brownsville, Texas ranks as the safest-driving city in the nation when precipitation is factored with collision frequency, according to a new report from insurer Allstate.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

National Safety Council's CEO Joins Waymo to Spearhead Safety

The National Safety Council's Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO, will leave the organization on Jan. 11 to join California-based Waymo, a self-driving technology company, where she will serve as chief safety officer.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Mitchell 1 Updates Web-Based Truck Repair Info

Mitchell 1 has completed model-year 2018 updates to its labor estimating, diagnostic trouble code procedures, and repair information for all makes of medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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