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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2007

Bobit Business Media to Present Managing Fleet Safety, Accident Avoidance, and Driver Training Webinar

TORRANCE, CA – Bobit Business Media's latest Webinar in its Web Seminar Series, “Managing Fleet Safety, Accident Avoidance, and Driver Training,” sponsored by CEI, Volvo, and Driver's Alert, will be held May 24, from 2-2:45 p.m. (EST), 11-11:45 a.m. (PDT).

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NewsMay 2, 2007

Groups Sue FMCSA Over Mexican-Trucks Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of groups led by Public Citizen the Teamsters Union have filed suit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to block the federal government's plan to allow a pilot program of Mexican trucks into the United States.

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NewsMay 2, 2007

Bigger Long-Haul Trucks Better for Environment, Study Finds

HALIFAX, CANADA – Longer trucks reduce harmful exhaust emissions and improve highway safety and the Nova Scotia government is taking a look at how longer truck configurations could operate in the province.

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NewsApril 27, 2007

Corporate Claims Management Releases New Safety Program

Version 2.0 of their FleetGuard safety management program offers new features.

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NewsApril 10, 2007

PHH Arval and FleetRisk Advisors Bring Predictive Modeling Technology to Commercial Fleets

PHH Arval, a subsidiary of PHH Corporation, and FleetRisk Advisors are building sophisticated predictive models that will integrate with existing PHH services, such as PHH Collision Prevention, to further enhance fleet risk and safety.

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NewsApril 4, 2007

TRALA Endorses ATA Petition for 68 MPH Speed Limiter Devices

ALEXANDRIA, VA – In a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Trucking, Renting, and Leasing Association (TRALA) urged support for a petition from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) asking the agencies to consider the new safety-oriented rule requires 68 mph speed limiters on new trucks.

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NewsApril 4, 2007

Preliminary Analysis in on ATRI Speed Governor Survey

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the initial analysis of its industry survey on speed governor use as part of its year-long initiative to analyze the potential safety impacts of speed and speed differentials on trucking safety and operations.

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NewsApril 4, 2007

NAFA, NETS Partner to Improve Driver Safety, Minimize Crash Risk

NETS gives NAFA permission to use the NETS 10 Steps – An Employer Guide to Traffic Safety, a PowerPoint presentation adapted from the Traffic Safety Primer: A Guidebook for Employers for presentations to NAFA's local chapters.

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NewsApril 4, 2007

Federal Government To Require Stability Control In All Vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates it will cost automakers $1 billion to put electronic stability control systems on all new vehicles.

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NewsMarch 28, 2007

FMCSA Eyes Lane Safety Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. federal trucking regulators are interested in new lane departure warning technology as a way to mitigate the rate of off-road accidents and rollovers on North American highways.

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