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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2019

Speeding Forum Set for April, IIHS Says

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Governors Highway Safety Association will jointly host a forum in April to address the ongoing problem of speeding, which is a factor in about 10,000 roadside fatalities each year.

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Newsby Paul ClintonFebruary 21, 2019

Feds Validate Cybersecurity of Geotab Device

Geotab's plug-in, connected telematics device has received validation under a federal cryptography standard that requires it to meet four levels of security to protect the transfer of data from the vehicle module, the telematics provider announced.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2019

SiriusXM Partners with FreightWaves

FreightWaves, a world freight news and data provider, announced “FreightWaves Radio,” a live, weekly call-in show for navigating the freight markets that will broadcast exclusively on SiriusXM. 

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2019

Roadway Fatalities Remained Steady in 2018

Roadway fatalities in the U.S. dipped slightly in 2018 to approximately 40,000, representing just a 1% decrease from 2017 and 2016, when 40,231 and 40,327 people were killed in motor vehicles crashes, respectively.

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Newsby Paul ClintonJanuary 23, 2019

Bridgestone Acquires TomTom Telematics

Bridgestone Europe N.V. will acquire TomTom's commercial telematics business, which is the largest among European fleet telematics providers, to create a leading data platform for connected vehicles, the company has announced.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2019

Crashes No Longer Leading Cause of Accidental Death

For the first time in the U.S., the odds of dying in a motor vehicle crash (one in 103) have been surpassed by the chance of dying accidentally from an opioid overdose, which have risen to one in 96, according to new data from the National Safety Council.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2019

Safety Tips for Driving Over Icy Bridges

Icy bridges, a winter weather hazard that's often underestimated, cause more injuries and fatalities than tornadoes, lighting and floods combined each year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2018

16.7M Takata Air Bags Remain on the Roads

About 16.7 million of the faulty Takata air-bag inflators still haven't been replaced about three years after federal regulators began to oversee a broad-ranging recall of the defective inflators that have caused at least 15 deaths in the U.S., according to a new report.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2018

Best and Worst Drunk Driving States Named

Wyoming leads the nation for most traffic fatalities involving an alcohol-impaired driver, with 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 as compared with 5.98 deaths in 2016 when it ranked eighth among all states, according to a new report from SafeWise.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2018

Holiday Road Fatalities Expected to Sharply Increase

The number of people who will lose their lives in roadway crashes during this year's holiday period is expected to increase significantly from a year ago, according to estimates provided by the National Safety Council.

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