Industry News – November 2011

Accident Reconstruction

Fleet Owner Horrific 34-vehicle UK traffic crash could be worst in history – 11/8/11
Claims Journal Evaluating Injury Causation in Low Speed Automobile Collisions – 11/7/11
Reno Gazette Journal NTSB recreation of fatal Amtrak crash includes horn, skid, braking – 11/3/11

Insurance Journal Cost of Car Crashes Per Person: $1,500 – 11/7/11
Insurance Journal Study: Rating Errors Cause $15B Decrease in Revenue for Auto Insurers – 11/2/11

Bloomberg GM Seeks Ways to Discharge Volt Batteries Following Car Crashes – 11/17/11
Motor Trend Magazine NHTSA to Investigate GM Vehicles for Faulty Gear Shifters -11/15/11
Insurance Journal Not Enough Drivers Realize Dangers of Drowsy Driving, Insurer Says – 11/15/11
Forbes Cars With The Highest Theft Rates – 11/7/11
Claims Journal NRSF: Drowsy Driving as Dangerous as Drunk Driving – 11/7/11
The Detroit News NHTSA releases car theft lists – 11/4/11

Insurance Journal Hybrid Cars Protect Passengers Better, But Cause More Pedestrian Crashes – 11/18/11
Truck News Fewer truck-related deaths on US roads in 2009
School Transportation Online NHTSA Website Spotlights Dangers of Distracted Driving – 11/9/11
Claims Journal Study: Car Wrecks Cost Americans $300 Billion Annually – 11/3/11
The Washington Post Curbside buses five times more likely to crash, NTSB report says – 10/31/11

Dallas Business Journal No handheld cell phones for truck, bus drivers – 11/23/11
Worcester Business Journal Rule Change Worries Trucking Companies – 11/21/11
Transport Topics FMSCA Figures Show Improved Trucking Safety Record – 11/17/11
The Trucker.com FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Specialist sentenced for accepting bribes – 11/17/11
Gaston Gazette Trucking, safety groups play chicken over new rules -11/8/11

Kansas City Business Journal Freight levels nose ahead in October, American Trucking Associations reports – 11/23/11
Fleet Owner CVSA: Mixed bag on brake safety – 11/17/11
Today’s Trucking Court Ruling Requires FMCSA to Revise EOBR Rule – 11/17/11
Fleet Owner Trucks and weather: Making a connection – 11/22/11
Fleet Owner Ranking the nation’s most congested highway corridors – 11/21/11
Trucking Info ATRI Research Reveals Motor Carrier CSA Perspectives – 11/18/11
Journal of Commerce Truckload Rates to Rise 10 Percent in 2012, FTR Says –
Today’s Trucking Trucking Industry Holds Steady in Face of Uncertainty – 11/9/11
Worcester Telegram Proposed rules change for truckers could be costly – 11/6/11

NorthFulton.com Tire monitoring company pursues school buses –
The Weekly Driver Chevrolet Camaro, 2012: Iconic sports car gets top NHTSA safety honor –
Fleet Owner Android radar app aims to prevent collisions – 10/31/11