Large pickups offer strong side protection but falter in back seat safety
November 07, 2023 08:15 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four large pickups offer strong protection in side crashes but fall short when it comes to protecting passengers in the back seat. The Ram 1500...
New federal rule on truck underride protection does not go far enough
July 06, 2022 12:15 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
ARLINGTON, Va., July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IIHS President David Harkey responds to the National Highway Safety Administration’s announcement of the updated rule for rear underride protection...
Trinity Highway Products to Rebrand as Valtir
June 09, 2022 15:00 ET
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Trinity Highway Products
Addison, Texas, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trinity Highway Products LLC, a global supplier of commercial highway products, will change its name to Valtir LLC. The rebranding signals one of...
PEMCO’s McNaughton elected chair of IIHS Board of Directors
January 27, 2022 10:00 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stan McNaughton, president and chief executive officer of PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company, has been elected chair of the Insurance Institute for...
Versilis Taps HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud® for I2V (Infrastructure-to-Vehicle) Digital Alerting
May 03, 2021 11:24 ET
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Haas Alert
Chicago, IL, May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Versilis, Inc., an industry leader in automated access control solutions, announced it is now offering HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud digital alerting...
Choices expand for safety-conscious consumers, as 90 vehicles earn IIHS awards
February 24, 2021 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is recognizing 49 models for providing the highest level of safety — more than double the number that...
OMNIQ Corp. Announces Deployment of AI-based SeeDOT™️ Systems for Southern U.S. State
September 04, 2020 07:48 ET
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OMNIQ, Corp.
State benefits from accurate and efficient monitoring of commercial vehicles at weigh stations using OMNIQ’s Neural Network-based algorithmThree of 14 SeeDOT™️ systems ordered have now been installed ...
Study shows front crash prevention works for large trucks too
September 03, 2020 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., Sept. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equipping large trucks with forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems could eliminate more than 2 out of 5 crashes in...
March Madness not limited just to basketball courts; For Road Safe America, it’s another month of deadly tractor-trailer crashes
March 25, 2019 09:00 ET
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Road Safe America
ATLANTA, March 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While leading colleges and universities are vying for basketball championship honors during what is traditionally called March Madness, the highway safety...
Road Safe America alert: On the road to spring break, traffic crashes surge; Be especially safety conscious around big-rig trucks
February 25, 2019 14:27 ET
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Road Safe America
ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spring break is that time of year to get away from school and head with friends or family to a fun destination. But Americans should exercise caution if...