Today's Top Story July 2, 2009

Study: Bad roads push up crash-fatality rate

A new study by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) claims that more than half of U.S. highway fatalities are related to deficient roadway conditions – and that poor roads are a substantially more lethal factor than drunk driving, speeding or non-use of safety belts...

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Data compiled by economic research firm FTR Associates indicates that commercial truck sales – for both the heavy- and medium-duty segments – are beginning to stabilize, albeit at historically low levels. The million-dollar question, said FTR president Eric Starks, is when sales might start picking up again...

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