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NewsSeptember 6, 2007

Government Mandated Safety Upgrades

New passenger vehicles will be required to provide head protection for side crashes in 2013 model-year vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 5, 2007

ATA Petitions to Retain Hours of Service Regulations

ARLINGTON, VA — Citing the potential for "widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain," and a decrease in safety, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is fighting on two fronts to retain the current Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 1, 2007

Confessions of a Road Warrior

The day-to-day challenges of fleet driving often clash with what the safety videos say. Is there a way to get business done and be safe at the same time?

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Articlesby Lauren FletcherSeptember 1, 2007

10 Ways to Improve Fleet Safety

Many companies use methods such as videos and behind-the-wheel training to get the safety message across to drivers. Motor vehicle record (MVR) checks and incentives are also effective.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2007

What UPS Can Teach Fleets About Driver Safety

The delivery company, celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year, has made safety a core value, investing $38 million dollars and 1.3 million hours on safety training in 2007 alone.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2007

Using Data-Centric Predictive Analytics to Improve Driver Safety

Current tactics to analyze driver risk are reactionary, targeting drivers with already-proven unsafe behaviors. New data sources provide more comprehensive metrics for intelligent forecasting of high-risk drivers.

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NewsAugust 30, 2007

Sam Dunbar Named U.S. Safety-Risk Manager of the Year

SmartDrive and Fleet Radio sponsored the award. Dunbar is currently the director of safety for Con-way Freight.

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NewsAugust 30, 2007

Truck Driver Risks Own Safety to Aid Accident Victims

Driver pulled semi-truck across the freeway, blocking oncoming traffic, as paramedics worked to remove crash victims.

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NewsAugust 23, 2007

Truck Driver Risks Own Safety to Aid Accident Victims

Driver pulled semi-truck across the freeway, blocking oncoming traffic, as paramedics worked to remove crash victims.

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NewsAugust 15, 2007

Subaru Forester Awarded 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

The 2008 model recently received the highest government crash test ratings in both the frontal and side-impact NCAP crash tests.

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