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May 15 2024
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Happy Hump Day. As we reported on Monday, yesterday marked the start of DOT Blitz Week. Historically, Blitz Week has lowered capacity on the roads and increased spot rates. What have our followers seen thus far? Find out in today’s main story.
🤔 Question of the Day: During last year’s Blitz Week, nearly 60,000 commercial vehicles were inspected. About __% were found with out-of-service (OOS) violations.
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