Road fatalities dropped 26% from 2005 to 2011 but are up 8% over the first seven months of this year, based on estimates from the National Safety Council, reported Michael Sivak, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
Read More →Cell phone usage was prevalent in both fatal and injury crashes, related to 408 deaths (13% of total distracted driving fatalities) and 24,000 injuries (6% of those injured in distraction-related crashes).
Read More →The report shows insurance claim data by vehicle type and details the vehicles with the lowest and highest overall losses.
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A new program using actual drive-cycle data will help fleets answer this question from an economic standpoint.
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The automaker is switching its emissions-reduction strategy, moving to selective catalytic reduction starting with the 12.4L MaxxForce 13 diesel.
Read More →According to Volvo's accident database, the company's automatic breaking technology alone helped to reduce collisions by 22%.
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DataNab, a supplier of low-cost sensors, automation components and streaming audio devices for commercial, industrial and residential systems, now offers its range of 1-Wire temperature sensors to fleet tracking and asset management companies.
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Peerless Electronics Inc. stocks the Sensata Klixon 6766-19 series. This thermal circuit breaker is manually switchable and ignition protected.
Read More →The ‘Hot Wheels’ list names the top stolen vehicles in the United States based on data submitted from law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center.
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