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NewsJuly 1, 2015

How to Engage Leadership to Support Fleet Safety Programs

In a general session during the upcoming Fleet Safety Conference, Joseph McKillips, CSP, manager, Commercial Program Support, Global Environment, Health, Safety & Energy for Abbot, will outline how fleets can get senior management to support a fleet safety program.

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NewsJanuary 31, 2014

Idaho Power Now Prohibits Driver Cell Phone Use

The safety standard was put in place in mid-January based on recommendations from employees following a series of safety meetings in fall 2013.

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NewsJanuary 22, 2014

Repair Shop Owner Sentenced for Customer’s Death

After hitting and killing a customer in his van, the owner of Complete Car Care in England’s Berkshire County has been sentenced for failing to have a proper safety system in place.

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NewsDecember 12, 2012

NETS Survey: Top-Performing Fleets Review All Post-Collision Cell Phone Records

Traffic crashes remain the No. 1 cause of workplace death and injury, costing employers in excess of $60 billion annually, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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NewsAugust 2, 2012

‘Drive by Example’ Group Develops Driver's Education, Training Program for Businesses

'Drive by Example' Corporate Protection Program said that it offers the flexibility necessary to effectively assist companies of any type or size — from locally based businesses with a single office to national enterprises with sales, delivery and service personnel in all 50 states.

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NewsMay 31, 2012

Cellcontrol Analysis Finds Few Fortune 500s Using Distracted Driving Technology

In the internal market analysis, the distracted driving technology developer said that it found only 5% of companies have deployed a solution from one of the top five vendors, which are capable of supporting such a large workforce.

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NewsMay 31, 2012

Coca Cola Clarifies Details Regarding Lawsuit In Distracted Driving Case

The company said the Coca Cola driver, Araceli Venessa Cabral, was driving a car, not a truck, and worked in a sales role, rather than as a delivery driver, as originally reported by law firm Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys. The driver was also using a hands-free device, Coca Cola said, which is consistent with, and exceeds, Texas state law requirements.

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NewsMay 24, 2012

Jury Awards $21M to Woman Struck by Coca Cola Truck in Distracted Driving Case

Coca Cola released a statement after the trial, according to MSNBC, that said its cell phone policy is ‘completely consistent with, and in fact, exceeds the requirements of Texas law,’ and that the company disagrees with the jury’s verdict and plans to appeal.

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NewsMay 23, 2012

Driver Cell Phone Use Increasingly a Concern for Employers, ZoomSafer Study Says

Although more companies are taking steps to enforce written cell phone use policies, according to the ZoomSafer study, only 26% of survey respondents felt 'very confident' that current enforcement methods are sufficient to modify driver behavior.

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NewsMay 3, 2012

NSC White Paper Details Employer Liability from Crashes Caused By Distracted Driving

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimate on-the-job crashes cost employers more than $24,500 per property damage crash. Both organizations found that the cost rises to $150,000 per injury and to as much as $3.6 million per fatality.

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