Five from Overdrive: Hours of service effects, latest cargo theft scheme, trucking employment

Oct 22, 2013

Updated Oct 24, 2013

In today’s edition of Five from Overdrive, OD News Editor James Jaillet gives news on the the impact of the new hours of service rule, cargo thefts from “fictitious pickups,” trucking’s monthly employment report and the new app from the Missing Truck Driver network.

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