Every month we will assemble all the online links from the latest issue of PUBLIC WORKS on this page. All you will have to do is click on the links to reach the Web sites, original source material, and supplemental information that will add to the knowledge you gain from the print version of PUBLIC WORKS. You will also find links to exclusive Web content here.
Make sure you check back each month for a new set of links. Happy surfing.
Fleet managementFrom show floors and beyond
A look at this year's newest trucks and accessories.
The following companies presented new trucks and equipment at trade shows this year:
Autotherm Division, Enthal Systems Inc.www.autothermusa.com
847-727-1717
Dometic Corp.www.dometic.com
800-544-4881
Ford Motor Co.www.ford.com
Grote Industrieswww.grote.com
800-628-0809
Hammond Air Conditioning Ltdwww.hammondac.com
800-267-2665
International Truck and Engine Corp.www.internationaldelivers.com
Jam-JC Innovative Productswww.catclamp.com
419-478-1313
Koneta Inc.www.konetainc.com
800-331-0775
Navistar International Corp.www.navistar.com
Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV U.S.) Corp.www.sev-us.com
602-814-6793
Truck-Lite Co. Inc.http://www.truck-lite.com
800-562-5012
TruckProtect Ltd.www.truckprotect.com
615-866-7884
Transportation safety Road warriors
State and local engineers join forces to lower fatalities in rural areas.
For more information about the Toward Zero Deaths initiative, visit the following Web sites:
- National Center for Statistics and Analysis publications
- Safe Road Maps
- State Traffic Safety Information
One every 13 minutes
In 2007, an average of 112 people died each day in motor vehicle crashes, continuing a trend in traffic fatalities that has remained constant for nearly two decades. Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Although the number of people injured in crashes has fallen steadily since the late 1990s, nearly 2.5 million were injured in 2007. That's an average of nearly five injuries every minute. Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
