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Operations•by Staff•October 13, 2014

Ford Adds 850 F-150 Production Jobs

Ford Motor Co. has added 850 jobs to its Ford Rouge Center in Dearborn, Mich., to build the 2015 F-150 pickup truck, the company has announced.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 13, 2014

OSHA Fines Company $168k for Deaths of Linemen

OSHA said the deaths of the two Massachusetts Bay Electrical Corp. workers in the April 12, 2014 crane tip-over could have been prevented if their employer had set up and operated the crane according to the manufacturer's instructions and trained employees in its proper operation.

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Operations•by Staff•October 10, 2014

Upfitter Delivers Sprinter Upfit to U.S. Kids Golf

Midway Specialty Vehicles, LLC recently delivered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter unit number 15,000 to U.S Kids Golf, LLC.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 10, 2014

Operation Safe Driver Week Increases Traffic Safety

Law enforcement agencies will be stepping up traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at unsafe driving behaviors for Operation Safe Driver Week, a week-long event sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•October 10, 2014

Video: Studies Find Voice-Controlled Infotainment Distracting

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety teams with University of Utah psychology researchers to measure driver distraction levels associated with giving voice commands to control electronics and update social media.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•October 10, 2014

Tesla Unveils AWD Model, Automated Driving Tech

Tesla Motors will produce an all-wheel-drive dual-motor version of its Model S battery-electric sedan and add several autonomous driving features including an "autopilot" mode, CEO Elon Musk announced at a Thursday event.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 10, 2014

San Diego Pays $950k to Victim Injured in City Water Truck Crash

In June 2012, James Heath suffered neck and arm injuries when a city water truck collided with his sport utility vehicle in San Carlos.

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Sustainability•by Staff•October 9, 2014

Leadership Change at Natural Gas Advocacy Group

Natural Gas Vehicles for America named Matthew Godlewski as the group’s next president. He will succeed Rich Kolodziej who has served for 18 years as the advocacy group’s president.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•October 9, 2014

Time Warner Cable Stockholders Approve Merger With Comcast

More than 99 percent of votes were cast in favor of the deal.

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Fuel•by Mike Antich•October 9, 2014

Uptick in Spec'ing Gasoline Engines for Medium-Duty Trucks

Managers of Class 3-6 truck fleets are increasingly looking at gasoline engines when spec'ing new models for their fleets, according to a recent industry survey by Work Truck magazine.

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