August 4, 2008
HOUSTON – The new Jiffy Lube Fleet Card allows fleet managers to access monthly reports through a secure online Web site, where they can also monitor purchases in real-time and ensure policies are enforced.
Tags: Jiffy Lube, Jiffy Lube fleet card
August 1, 2008
TREVOSE, PA – CEI now accepts electronic signatures from drivers to authorize the Web-based retrieval of their motor vehicle records.
Tags: CEI Group, Inc., electronic signature, motor vehicle records
July 29, 2008
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services announce that two members of its Maintenance & Safety Solutions team have received top automotive and fleet industry recognitions.
Tags: awards, GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services , Maintenance & Safety Solutions
DETROIT – OnStar reminds its subscribers in Southeast Texas that a simple push of the OnStar button in GM vehicles will put them in contact with specially-trained crisis advisors.
Tags: Crisis Assist, Hurricane Dolly, OnStar, Texas
LONDON – In the UK, 300,000 car crashes have been caused by GPS and 1.5 million drivers have swerved through traffic using the system, according to a recent survey.
Tags: accidents, GPS, UK
July 25, 2008
VIENNA, VA – The 'Drive Safely Work Week' 2008 campaign Oct. 6-10 is designed to heighten motorists' awareness of the special needs and considerations of all roadway users.
Tags: Drive Safely Work Week, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
TORRANCE, CA – Automotive Fleet is bringing back an old favorite – an anecdotal look at fleet management and driving a company vehicle: Strange but True Fleet Stories.
Tags: Automotive Fleet, fleet stories
July 15, 2008
WASHINGTON – EPA is soliciting public input on the effects of climate change and the potential ramifications of the Clean Air Act in relation to greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: EPA, greenhouse gas emissions
July 11, 2008
BURLINGTON, MA & AACHEN, GERMANY – Nuance Communications' in-car distraction study revealed significant benefits when drivers were able to use speech recognition while driving.
Tags: 2008 In-Car Distraction Study , Nuance Communications, Inc., safety and response times, speech recognition
ATLANTA – Hughes Telematics' is coupling its technology with Intrado's powerful database to facilitate swift, accurate, and appropriate response to drivers in emergency situations.
Tags: 9-1-1 infrastructure, Automatic Crash Notification, emergency communications network, Hughes Telematics, Intrado Emergency Call Relay Center, Intrado Inc., Public Safety Answering Point
NORWALK, CT – Xerox will delpoy I.D. Systems' PowerKeyPLUS for Wireless Industrial Fleet Management on a fleet of forklifts at a Xerox distribution center in Ohio.
Tags: impact sensing, PowerKeyPLUS, safety checklists, vehicle access control, Xerox
June 24, 2008
LAS VEGAS - Thomas of the Lockton Companies and Narron of Rural/Metro Companies spoke at a recent conference on developing a highly effective fleet safety program for emergency response vehicle drivers.
WASHINGTON - In one of the company's largest export agreements, Ford will sell more than 30,000 North American-built vehicles in China, starting in 2009.
Tags: China, export, Ford
June 20, 2008
BELLEVUE, WA – As hands-free legislation spreads across the nation, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is working to educate the public on how Bluetooth technology can be used in the car for hands-free compliance.
Tags: BlueTooth Special Interest Group, cell phone legislation, hands-free
May 27, 2008
LOS ANGELES – Ford Motor Company teamed up with the Los Angeles County Lifeguards, a division of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, to help save lives while protecting the environment.
Tags: Escape Hybrid, Ford Motor Company, Los Angeles County Lifeguards
HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department credits the Navtrak system in helping to recover several stolen delivery trucks.
Tags: Houston Police Department, Navtrak
LIVONIA, MI – Thirty of the 2008-MY vehicles that have earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) five-star rating in side-impact crash tests feature TRW's side or curtain airbags.
Tags: airbags, NHTSA, TRW
May 23, 2008
WASHINGTON – A new prototype technology can help OnStar further assist in the safe recovery of subscribers' stolen vehicles and reduce fatalities and injuries resulting from police chases.
Tags: General Motors, OnStar
ITASCA, IL – EMKAY, Inc., a nationwide full-service fleet leasing and management company, announced earning I-CAR Platinum certification for the second year running.
Tags: EMKAY, Inc., I-CAR Platinum certification
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH – Progressive now offers two new commercial auto insurance coverages for small businesses: Roadside Assistance and Rental Reimbursement.
Tags: Progressive, Rental Reimbursement, Roadside Assistance
COLUMBUS, OH – More than 80 percent of mobile phone owners said they talk on the phone while driving.
Tags: driving distractions, phone
May 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to an informal GHSA survey of state highway safety agencies, only Wisconsin reports a noticeable trend of reduced speeds as a result of high gas prices.
Tags: GHSA survey, speed limit, Wisconsin
May 14, 2008
ARLINGTON, VA --- In recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, the 2008 Smart Fortwo, the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market, earned the top rating of "good" for front and side crash protection.
Tags: 2008 Smart Fortwo, crash tests, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
March 12, 2008
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. --- GreenRoad Technologies Inc., a leader in driver safety technologies, is attracting growing interest from a customer segment outside of the business sector --- parents with teenage drivers.
Tags: driver monitoring, GreenRoad Technologies, teen drivers
February 29, 2008
TREVOSE, PA – The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI) has introduced enhancements to DriverCare Risk Manager, its web-based fleet risk and safety service, that streamline client motor vehicle report (MVR) ordering.
Tags: CEI, DriverCare, MVRs, Risk Manager
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