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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2019

Drunk Driving Fatalities Drop 3.6%

In 2018, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports 10,511 people lost their lives in collisions involving drunk driving as compared with 10,908 in 2017, representing a 3.6% decrease.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2019

Energy Fleet's Safety Manager Wins Fleet Safety Award

Dina Kushaliyeva, senior HSE Manager, North America, for Direct Energy was named winner of the 2019 Fleet Safety award at the Fleet Safety Conference.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2019

Altec Recalls 275 Digger Derricks

The outrigger valves may be plumbed incorrectly, and the outriggers could continue retracting after an operator has stopped controlling them.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2019

Driving Dynamics Expands CDL Course in Indiana

Driving Dynamics, Inc. has expanded its entry-level commercial driver's license course to a sixth campus of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, the Newark, Del.-based safety training provider announced.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2019

Animal-Strike Collisions Highest in November

Animal-strike-related insurance claims are more than twice as frequent as the yearly average in November, according to an analysis of claims from 2006 to 2018 conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2019

Speeding Fatalities Fell 5.7% Last Year

Highway fatalities decreased by 2.4% last year, dropping from 37,473 lost lives in 2017 to 36,560 deaths in 2018, according to NHTSA.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2019

NHTSA Revamps Crash-Testing Program

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's overhaul of its federally mandated crash-testing program in 2020 will cover a wide spectrum of safety methods and procedures, the agency has announced.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2019

Pickups Still a Weighty Crash Concern

Recent research shows better crash compatibility between cars and today's SUVs offers some protection for drivers, but pickups still represent an outsize danger when they collide with cars — and the weight imbalance is probably the reason.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2019

Ford Ranger Recalled for HVAC Blower Motor

Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 17,965 2019 Ford Ranger midsize pickups for an HVAC blower motor problem.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2019

Commercial Drivers Are Safer than Public Perception

Commercial drivers of light- to heavy-duty vehicles are involved in just 3% of severe crashes, even though 83% of American drivers say they are safer behind the wheel, according to new data from Verizon Connect.

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