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    Scenes from Travelers: Safety Symposium, heavy-duty lab

    Oct. 5, 2015
    Travelers recently held its Third Annual Safety Symposium at its Claim University in Windsor, Conn.
    WINDSOR, CT. Travelers recently held its Third Annual Safety Symposium at its Claim University in Windsor, Conn. During the event, transportation and insurance experts focused on human risk factors and their correlation with vehicle safety.The insurance company offered tours through its three training labs – heavy equipment and vehicle lab, auto lab, and home claims lab. The heavy equipment and vehicle lab is filled with various heavy-duty tractors and equipment that have been damaged in actual accidents. Travelers buys the vehicles, which have been declared total losses, from its customers and uses them as training tools for their employees.
    About the Author

    Cristina Commendatore

    Cristina Commendatore was previously the Editor-in-chief of FleetOwner magazine. She reported on the transportation industry since 2015, covering topics such as business operational challenges, driver and technician shortages, truck safety, and new vehicle technologies. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.

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