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Iteris and Maverick Report a 65 Percent Reduction in Accidents

Maverick USA, based in Little Rock, Ark., began upgrading the safety of its national fleet of 1,000 trucks with initial deployments of the Iteris LDW technology in December 2004. That year, Maverick's fleet traveled a combined 110 million miles and had a lane departure preventable accident rate of 0.21 per million or one every 4.75 million miles traveled. Trucks currently equipped with Iteris' LDW systems have traveled 40.7 million miles and have experienced a lane departure preventable crash rate of 0.07 per million or one every 13.56 million miles traveled. This represents a decrease of 65 percent, a significant number considering the substantial costs associated with heavy truck crashes.

According to studies conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the average cost of an accident involving a large truck is more than $75,000. Read more at businesswire.com

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	Did You Know?
	Since 1994, The Annual Truck Accident Fatalities Increased By 13% The annual rate of truck accident fatalities has increased by 13% since 1994. There has been a significant increase in the amount of trucks on the highways since 1994, rising from about 6.6 million to 7.9 million registered trucks. Collisions with trucks account for one out of every eight fatalities on U.S. roadways.