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Kelley Blue Book's 5-Year Cost to Own information takes into account depreciation, expected fuel costs, finance and insurance fees, maintenance and repair costs, and state fees for new models.

Tags: Kelley Blue Book, Lexus, Mazda, lifecycle costs, cost of ownership

Here’s some advice, culled from AAA and State Farm, on what safety measures your drivers can take if a tornado approaches while they’re on the road.

Tags: driver safety tips, driving safety, Natural disaster, Emergency planning

The recall will address a potential problem with the generator control module (GCM), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

Tags: NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vehicle recalls, Chevrolet Malibu Eco, General Motors, Buick Regal, Buick LaCrosse

Here's a AAA video that explains the risks involved when drivers procrastinate a trip to the fuel pump and "roll the dice" by letting the fuel gauge get close to "E."

Tags: driver safety tips, driving safety, Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

The 2013 Fleet Safety Conference, scheduled for June 25-27 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, in Schaumburg, Ill., will feature four educational sessions that focus on getting company colleagues on board with a fleet safety program.

Tags: driver safety, fleet safety, 2013 Fleet Safety Conference

A new study from the American Clean Skies Foundation (ACSF) finds that a transition to natural gas-fueled heavy- and light-duty vehicles over the next decade will have a minimal impact on natural gas prices.

Tags: Natural Gas, Fuel Prices, Clean Skies Foundation

Chrysler Group is issuing three separate recalls affecting a total of 301,283 vehicles. The largest of the three recalls affects 295,345 Jeeps.

Tags: Jeep, Dodge Ram, NHTSA, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vehicle recalls, Chrysler Group LLC, Ram 1500

Spring showers can make the roads slippery - and dangerous. Here is some advice from the California DMV on how to take the necessary precautions.

Tags: driver safety tips, driving safety, Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

In AAA’s latest Monthly Gas Price Report, the outlook for prices is good for businesses that own a vehicle fleet, with the company predicting that gas prices will fall somewhere between $3.20 and $3.40 for the average summer price.

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It’s one of those uh-oh moments – you realize your wheels are spinning because your vehicle is stuck in mud or sand. So what steps can you take to get unstuck?

Tags: driver safety tips, driving safety, Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

The first installment of a new video series explains what kinds of dummies IIHS uses and how they help engineers evaluate vehicle crashworthiness.

Tags: IIHS, crash tests, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, crash test dummies

According to Vincentric, General Motors, Ford, and Toyota achieved the largest number of awards, with GM receiving nine, and Ford and Toyota receiving eight awards each.

Tags: Vincentric, lifecycle costs, Best Fleet Value in America awards

Whether using a voice-to-text app or texting manually, drivers will see their response time double when they're engaged in texting. The distraction level is essentially the same, according to a study conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

Tags: Distracted driving, Texas A&M, driving while texting, voice-to-text apps, Southwest Region University Transportation Center

The trucks are available in standard and long-box and two-or-four wheel drive. Once the fuel system is in place, GM will deliver these trucks to a dealer or to an upfitter for customer-ordered modifications.

Tags: CNG, Chevrolet Silverado, bi-fuel, GMC Sierra