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The commute for Kentucky motorists may soon prove a bit more somber.

How are leading manufacturers able to provide customers with must-have features while achieving weight savings, improved vehicle crash worthiness, fuel economy, and reduced total greenhouse gas emissions? The answer is advanced high-strength steel.

More than 60 volunteer arbitrators heard more than 500 two-party online auto cases in recent paperless hearings. This Web-based approach streamlines the subrogation claim process and may save the industry millions of dollars.

The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety will begin posting fatality totals on the more than 50 electronic message boards lining the state's interstates and parkways.

State Farm found that 2.4 million collisions involving deer and vehicles happened in the last two years. That means roughly one such accident occurs every 26 seconds, which is a concern for motorists and insurers.

Frost & Sullivan recently conducted a survey to evaluate the dynamics impacting the North American salvage parts aftermarket.

Utter the phrase, "pedestrian hit" to most adjusters, and it will conjure up thoughts of hospital bills, assessments of negligence, and injury settlements -- to name but a few.

While the use of salvage air bags can reduce cost, ASA believes that safety could be severely compromised and that shop owners could be placed at risk for installing salvage air bags.