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NewsDecember 30, 2014

Hino Recalls Class 6 Trucks for Parking Brakes

Hino Motor Sales U.S.A. is recalling 8,140 2005-2015 model-year ND8J, NE8J and NF8J trucks because their parking brakes may not function properly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

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NewsDecember 29, 2014

Altec Recalls Aerial Devices for Boom Movement

Altec’s action affects 1,857 devices that may have a faulty hydraulic pressure transducer.

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NewsDecember 29, 2014

Fleet Safety Video Tip: 'Move Over' Law Compliance

Such laws require motorists to change lanes away from police cars, ambulances, fire trucks, tow trucks, and other emergency vehicles on the roadside so workers have the space they need to stay safe.

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ProductsDecember 29, 2014

LED Lights

Truck-Lite is bringing out 18 new LED products as part of its Signal-Stat line.

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NewsDecember 25, 2014

Traffic Fatalities Fall 3 Percent in U.S.

Newly released data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveals a 3.1-percent decrease from 2012 figures.

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NewsDecember 22, 2014

Fleet Safety Video Tip: Dealing With Downed Power Lines

Downed power lines pose unique road hazards. Here are safety tips from PG&E and Southern California Edison.  

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NewsDecember 19, 2014

Sprinter Vans Recalled for Fire Risk

The recall affects more than 8,000 Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles in the 2014 and 2015 model years.

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NewsDecember 19, 2014

Isuzu Recalls Reach Van Chassis for Brake Lights

The action affects 3,564 chassis in the 2012-2014 model years.

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NewsDecember 19, 2014

Man Pleads Not Guilty to SDG&E Truck Bomb Threats

Frits Leo Versteegh, the 75-year-old man jailed Dec. 4 after he reportedly emailed a threat to blow up San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) work trucks in a land-use dispute, pleaded not guilty Dec. 12 to making a false bomb report.

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NewsDecember 19, 2014

OSHA Reporting Changes Take Effect Jan. 1

Starting Jan. 1, 2015, all employers under OSHA jurisdiction must report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations and losses of an eye within 24 hours.

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