Categories: Global Fleet, Safety

Shyft Group is recalling certain 2020 model-year Utilimaster Metris fleet vehicles due to incorrect tire and loading information on the labels.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10126174/shyft-group-recalls-5-000-utilimaster-metris-vans

Categories: Electric, Green Fleet, Safety

Ford is recalling 50,000 older battery-electric passenger cars from three nameplates, including the Focus Electric, Fusion Energi, and C-Max Energi, due to...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/311757/ford-recalls-three-electric-cars

Categories: Safety, Safety & Risk Management, Small Fleet

A study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that many rear-seat passengers don't bother to wear seat belts on every trip.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/154707/iihs-seat-belts

Categories: Legal & Legislative, Safety, Small Fleet, Telematics, Telematics & Technology

A newly-formed alliance of fleet associations, telematics providers, and the nation's largest rental car provider have asked the Federal Trade Commission...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/311177/fleet-alliance-seeking-control-of-vehicle-data

Categories: Safety

Online driver training provider AlertDriving has launched a micro-learning platform with three training courses for fleet drivers, the Toronto-based company...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/314491/alertdriving-launches-online-driver-training-courses

Categories: Safety, Vehicle OEM

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling vehicles because the brake booster pump may fail.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/338148/toyota-recalls-several-models-for-brake-booster-pump

Categories: Safety

Turning crashes accounted for more than 900 of approximately 5,800 fatal pedestrian crashes at or near U.S. intersections from 2014 to 2018. A new study...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10163936/size-matters-study-explores-vehicle-turning-crashes-with-pedestrians

Categories: Safety

More than 5,000 drivers have been caught on camera and fined for illegally passing Richmond Public Schools buses.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10040960/school-bus-cameras-lead-to-more-tickets-for-some-virginia-motorists

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Management, Safety

Next year’s SBX will bring school bus operators and suppliers to Scottsdale for roundtable discussions, one-on-one meetings, and other networking...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10042305/school-bus-exchange-heads-to-arizona-in-2017

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Telematics, Vehicle Research

Lion Electric and Geotab worked together to develop a new advanced telematics system specifically for electric vehicles, called LionBeat.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10139169/lion-electric-geotab-develop-electric-vehicle-telematics