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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 22, 2016

Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon Recalled for Steering

Dealers need to replace the steering gear pinion sensor cover assembly in nearly 3,000 pickup trucks manufactured in early 2015.

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Sustainability•by Staff•February 20, 2016

DOE Cuts Clean Cities, Boosts SuperTruck

U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed 2017 budget would sharply cut funding to the Clean Cities program and add new funding to an initiative seeking to improve the fuel efficiency of Class 7 and Class 8 trucks.

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Vehicle Insights•by Staff•February 19, 2016

Volvo's Mobile App Option Replaces Car Keys

Volvo Cars plans to become the first car manufacturer to offer vehicles without keys in 2017. This digital key technology can allow customers to unlock and lock doors and start the engine from their smartphone. Physical keys will continue to be offered if preferred.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 18, 2016

Lytx Acquired By Private Equity Firm

Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR is acquiring video-based telematics supplier Lytx, Inc. for more than $500 million in an all-cash transaction, according to a release.

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Operations•by Staff•February 18, 2016

GM Invests $148M in V-8 Engine Production

General Motors will invest $148 million to repurpose flexible machining and assembly equipment to expand V-8 engine production at its Spring Hill Manufacturing Plant in Tennessee, the company announced.

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Operations•by Staff•February 18, 2016

Ford Gives Super Duty to Professional Users for Testing

Ford recently gave five F-Series Super Duty professional users a first-hand look at the torture testing engineers put the pickup through during the development process.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•February 18, 2016

Potholes Causing $3B in Damage Each Year

Damage to vehicles caused by potholes on local roadways has cost drivers an average of $3 billion per year over the past five years, according to a new study from AAA.

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Operations•by Staff•February 17, 2016

Ford F-150 Wins Fuel Economy Challenge

The 2016 Ford F-150 with 2.7L EcoBoost V-6 engine has been named winner of PickupTrucks.com’s Texas Truck Showdown Max MPG fuel economy challenge.

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Operations•by Staff•February 17, 2016

Chicago Landscaping Fleet's Red Trucks Boost Awareness

Christy Webber Landscaping paints all her new trucks red to reinforce her company's image for any potential customers who see the work trucks at job sites in the Chicago area.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 17, 2016

Road Deaths Rise by Largest Percent in 50 Years

Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council show an 8% increase in 2015 compared to 2014.

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