New figures from Bureau of Labor Statistics show there were 39 workplace deaths in 2012 in Utah – the same total as the year before. The preliminary data shows that transportation-related deaths were the most frequent in Utah accounting for …
A New Jersey appeals court has found a person who knowingly sends a text to a driver can share liability if the driver causes an accident. Tuesday’s ruling comes in the case of a couple who lost both their legs …
Caliber Collision Centers, operator of collision repair facilities, continues its aggressive expansion with the announcement that it has acquired Mattocks Brothers Autobody in Denver, Colo., and its new location in Tustin, Calif. “Today’s opening of two new Caliber locations in …
Lawmakers have long shorted the Texas Department of Transportation’s budget for maintaining roads, but now that the agency wants cities and counties to take the wheel for repairs and plans to convert oil-field roads from pavement to gravel, some legislators …
A veteran police officer has been hired to lead anti-fraud efforts at the $28 billion state insurance fund for injured workers. Rick Gregory, on the job since the beginning of last month, will oversee 123 employees at the Bureau of …
New Jersey auto insurance group, Plymouth Rock Assurance, released the results of a new distracted driving study providing insights from Digital Natives, the first generation born into a digital world. The online poll of 1,000 New Jersey-based drivers (ages 17 …
Ford is recalling 370,000 cars due to potential corrosion to their steering shaft that may result in loss of steering. No incidents or injuries have been reported. The cars include 2005 to 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and …
The family of a Rainelle, W. Va., man who died in a traffic accident is suing an ambulance company and an emergency medical technician for allegedly circulating photos of the victim’s corpse. The lawsuit in Greenbrier Circuit Court claims that …
Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself. The automaker says the system, called “Super Cruise,” uses radar and a camera to steer the car and keep …
More than two dozen body shops are asking a Mississippi court to block an insurance company’s program that would change the way they find auto parts. The Mississippi Collision Repair Association and the body shops filed a lawsuit Wednesday in …