For the second consecutive year and the fifth time in a decade, truckers say Pennsylvania has the worst roads in the country, according to the annual Highway Report Card survey conducted by Overdrive magazine. Overdrive is the nation's leading magazine for owner-operators. Read More »
TLPJ and Public Citizen Challenge Court Order Sealing ‘Smoking Gun’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), representing Public Citizen, filed a legal challenge today to a Florida court order sealing crucial exhibits from a rollover case decided last spring over fatal injuries caused by the popular Ford Explorer SUV. The key documents were publicized in news reports throughout the nation, but have now been sealed despite their ... Read More »
Subaru Legacy Earns First-Ever IIHS ‘Top Safety Pick Gold’ Award
2006 Subaru Legacy receives highest possible safety rating from IIHS for frontal, side and rear-impact crash tests for both driver and passenger seating positions Read More »
NHTSA’s Proposed Roof Crush Rule Grossly Inadequate, Fails to Adequately Protect People in Rollover Crashes
A proposed roof crush rule "“ the first change in vehicle roof strength standards in more than three decades "“ is so grossly inadequate that 70 percent of existing vehicles already meet it. The proposed change would require vehicle roofs to be only marginally stronger than they are today. Read More »
DaimlerChrysler sells Mitsubishi stake to Goldman Sachs Reuters
DaimlerChrysler AG drew the final curtain on its ill-fated investment in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Friday by selling its entire 12.42 percent stake in the Japanese carmaker. Read More »
Volvo Cars of North America Employee Files Racial Discrimination Claim
An unmerited decision, made by Volvo Cars of North America, has left Gregory Dixon with no other choice but to pursue filing a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company. Gregory Dixon, Sales and Marketing Manager of the Western Region, was on a career track to become the first African-American male at the executive level at Volvo Cars of North America, a division of Ford Motor Company, until he was denied the promotion to Regional Vice President, Western Region without justifiable reason. Instead, the position was awarded to a white male with less education, work experience, and customer relationships than Dixon. Read More »
Department of Transportation News Digest For Friday, October 7, 2005
As directed last month by Congress, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended until Sept. 30, 2006 the deadline for all states to meet federal requirements for testing school bus drivers to ensure they are qualified to safely load and unload children, evacuate passengers in an emergency, and cross railroad tracks. Read More »
New Product For Child Comfort In Car Seats
Kids who 'slump over' while sleeping in the car seat or stroller can develop serious spinal issues, and certainly they can be uncomfortable. Now, there's a new car gadget providing head and neck support to children. Read More »
Historic Audi Ski Jump Commercial Celebrates 25 Years Of Quattro
Audi accomplished the unimaginable in 1986 when rally race car driver Harald Demuth drove an Audi 100 CS quattro up to the top of the Pitkavouri ski jump in Kaipola, Finland. Read More »
Delphi Receives Court Approval of Bridge Orders Allowing Continuation of Cash Management System and Payments to Employees Under Current Compensation and Benefit Programs
Delphi Corporation (NYSE:DPH) announced today that in support of its reorganization efforts it has received interim Court approval to continue to utilize its existing cash management system, as well as approval to continue paying all salaried and hourly employees in the U.S. under Delphi's current compensation and benefit programs. Read More »