Industry News – July 2011
Accident Reconstruction
- Popular Science 3-D Scanning and Reconstruction of Crash Scenes Will Save Cops and Drivers Time and Money – 7/15/11
- Philadelphia Inquirer How police get snapshots of crashes like ‘Jackass’ star Dunn’s – 6/27/11
Events
- Trucking Info ATA Announces Conference Highlights – 7/20/11
Insurance Industry
- Fleet Owner Truck insurance is an app away – 7/26/11
- Insurance Journal GEICO Reduces Auto Rates in California – 7/22/11
- Insurance Journal GM to Pay Insurance for Car Buyers in Washington, Oregon – 7/7/11
- Insurance Journal The Top States, Cities for Questionable Insurance Claims – 6/28/11
- Insurance Journal P/C Insurers’ Profits Fell in Q1 as Underwriting Losses Grew – 6/22/11
Legal Industry
- Insurance Journal Georgia Court Holds Store Liable for Fatal Crash After Beer Sale
- Automotive News New Florida Product Liability Law May Help Automakers In Court
Passenger Vehicle News
- The Detroit News Automakers resume fuel economy ad campaign – 7/21/11
- Washington Times Car Seat Safety: not as simple as it seems – 7/20/11
- BNET 5 Used Cars NOT to Buy (& 5 Better Alternatives) – 7/19/11
- The Detroit News Auto industry launching ads urging ‘attainable’ fuel rules – 7/15/11
- Claims Journal Chrysler Recalls 242,000 Ram Pickup Trucks – 7/14/11
- NY Daily News Silent electric cars deemed unsafe by US officials, may soon include artificial noise makers
- BNET Worst-Case Scenarios: 8 Biggest Car-Breakdown Headaches – 7/12/11
- ProductReviews.net Find out how safe a new car is with the new NHTSA brochure – 7/11/11
- Washington Post Fines lower drivers’ use of cellphones – 7/11/11
- San Francisco Business Times Texting while driving nearly triples after California bans it – 7/12/11
- Lansing State Journal Michigan motorcycle helmet measure pits riders against insurers – 7/8/11
- Auto Week Flying car gets regulatory clearance – 7/5/11
- Claims Journal Study: Drivers Favor Red Light Safety Cameras – 7/1/11
- AutoBlog.com Infographic: NHTSA Auto Theft Prevention
Traffic Crashes
- Fleet Owner 8 ways to manage distractions while driving – 7/18/11
- Hot Hardware New Study Looks At Effects Of Digital Distractions While Driving – 7/11/11
- Daily Tech NHTSA Pilot Programs Targeting Texting/Talking While Driving Prove Effective –
- Fleet Owner Buzz, buzz: Truck accident releases millions of bees – 7/12/11
- Detroit Free Press NTSB chief: Distracted driving not just limited to motorists – 6/29/11
- USA Today Federal bus fatality count ‘just doesn’t add up’ – 6/29/11
- Fleet Owner Truck-train crash points to safety records – 6/27/11
- School Transportation News It’s Still Safer Inside School Buses When a Crash Occurs, NHTSA Says – 6/24/11
Transportation Regulations
- Land Line NHTSA loosens new brake testing standards, by two feet – 7/28/11
- Transportation Nation Federal Legislation Could Force Farmers To Get a Commercial Driver’s License – 7/27/11
- Blue Ridge Now Trucking safety rules need review – 7/8/11
- Consumer Reports NHTSA begins writing electric car noise standards – 7/8/11
- Trucking Info House Panel Unveils Highway Proposal – 7/8/11
- All Gov U.S. Shifts Gears on Mexico Trucking Deal – 7/8/11
- Detroit News Safety group asks states to wait on drivers’ cellphone ban – 7/7/11
- Insurance Journal Texas Governor Vetoes Texting While Driving Bill – 6/20/11
Trucking News
- Fleet Owner Manufacturing driving freight – 7/28/11
- Fleet Owner NTSB urges truck stability-control mandate
- Fleet Owner Analyst sees positives in acquisitions – 7/25/11
- Transport Topics June Truck Tonnage Jumps 6.8% – 7/26/11
- Fleet Owner Truck insurance is an app away – 7/26/11
- Dayton Business Journal Trucking industry urges higher standards – 7/24/11
- Truck News Report shows continued strength in commercial vehicle market -7/14/11
- Davidson County Dispatch Driving simulators used for recruitment – 7/13/11
- The Trucker FMCSA launches new website to help consumers avoid unscrupulous household movers – 7/13/11
- Claims Journal Analysis: Aggressive Driving in Trucking Industry Leads to More Collisions – 7/8/11
- Fleet Owner Schneider National adding 300 driving jobs – 7/12/11
- Trucking Info Roadcheck 2011 Saw Lowest Out-of-Service Rates Ever – 7/8/11
- World Trade Regulatory Update: Trucking Executives’ Top Concerns – 7/5/11
- Kansas City Business Journal Truck shipments fall again, revving economic anxiety, American Trucking Associations says –
- Crain’s Detroit Business Romance of the road hits a pothole: As truck drivers lose interest, firms use incentives to recruit – 7/3/11
- LandLine Magazine FMCSA targets full supply-chain accountability – 7/1/11
- Fleet Owner Move aside Shia LaBeouf, the Mack Granite is the real star of Transformers 3 – 6/30/11
- Landline Magazine Is trucking industry slowing down? One analyst says not really – 6/30/11
- Truck News US truck tonnage sputters as economy hits ‘soft patch’ – 6/27/11
- Journal of Commerce Truckload Rates Jump 5-15 Percent, Survey Says – 6/29/11
- Trucking Info Carriers Report Increase in Rates in Second Quarter – 6/29/11
- Wall Street Journal (Blogs) Slow Patch: Trucking Volume Slips in May – 6/28/11
- Dayton Business Journal Trucking index slips as economy slows – 6/27/11
- Southeast Texas Record Truck driver, company sued after tire flies off and hits vehicle – 6/24/11
Vehicle Technology
- Detroit News Volvo crash warning system wins praise – 7/19/11
- USA Today Automatic braking in cars helps cut down on crashes – 7/19/11
- Transport Topics Component Makers Eye Systems to Comply With Looming Truck-Rollover Rule
- Fleet Owner Technicians now have instant access to historical maintenance records – 7/14/11
- Bloomberg ‘Quiet’ Electric Cars Will Sound Alerts Under Rule – 7/7/11
- Memphis Business Journal FedEx adding all-electric vehicles to Memphis fleet – 6/28/11
- Smart Planet VIDEO: Zero Motorcycles: An all-electric ride – 6/19/11
- Smart Planet Will Google’s self-driving car lead to more sprawl? – 6/9/11