Extreme weather and transportation — Net-Zero Carbon
Convoy and FreightWaves experts discuss the effects that extreme weather conditions such as flash flooding have on truckers.
Convoy and FreightWaves experts discuss the effects that extreme weather conditions such as flash flooding have on truckers.
Truckers will continue to hit delays from North Dakota into Minnesota as flooding persists along the Red River of the North (video forecast included).
Truckers may have to keep detouring around flooded areas of North Dakota and Minnesota for a few more weeks (video forecast included).
Truckers will have to keep taking detours in the Upper Midwest as flooded roads remain closed (video forecast included).
Due to flooding, truckers will run into road closures the next couple of days from North Dakota to Minnesota (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit periodic torrential rain and flooded roads across the Southeast the rest of the week (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes Northwest floods, a Northeast snow squall and a weather satellite launch.
Truckers may hit delays in the Northwest as the risk of additional flooding continues (video forecast included).
A section of U.S. Highway 101 is closed in Washington due to a landslide (video forecast included).
Heavy rain this week in the Northwest could lead to flooding and trucking delays (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit areas of ice, heavy snow and gusty winds through Friday morning from the Plains to the Northeast (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes whiteout conditions, floods, icy roads and more.
At least one Canadian carrier is taking it on the chin when it comes to losses suffered after devastating floods.
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes blizzards out West, Southern tornadoes and snow, as well as Northwest floods.
Heavy rain and potential flooding could delay truckers in the Northwest the next few days (video forecast included).
Up to 4 feet of mountain snow with valley flooding possible is coming to parts of Oregon and California (video forecast included).
Air Canada is deploying a new cargo jet to alleviate the cargo delays caused when flooding partially cut off the Port of Vancouver.
The National Weather Service says parts of Hawaii could see potentially “catastrophic flooding” as heavy rains continue (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes an out-of-control grass fire, major Northwest floods, unusual clouds and more.
Repeated floods last month in the Pacific Northwest have triggered road closures, supply chain disruptions and evacuations.
Truckers will continue to hit areas of flooding due to ongoing rain in the saturated Pacific Northwest (video forecast included).
Another storm could sustain supply chain disruptions in the Pacific Northwest this week (video forecast included).
A new series of storms could sustain supply chain disruptions in the Pacific Northwest through Thanksgiving weekend (video forecast included).
Air Canada is adding cargo capacity equivalent in weight to 860 adult moose in and out of Vancouver.
Truckers trying to get home for Thanksgiving will hit at least two snowstorms this week in the Pacific Northwest (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes major Northwest floods, unusual clouds, truck rollovers and more.
Truckers will hit several inches of snow piling up Thursday in parts of the Northwest (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit delays trying to get around flooded areas of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.
Truckers heading into the Northwest will hit periods of flooding and whiteout conditions this weekend and beyond (video forecast included).
Truckers will face delays in the Pacific Northwest due to storms over the next several days (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit potential weekend flooding along Interstate 95 in the mid-Atlantic.
Truckers will hit periods of flooding and whiteout conditions in the Pacific Northwest for several days.
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a Rockies blizzard, Southern floods, a new California wildfire and more.
Truckers face another day of delays as heavy rain and flash flooding persists from Texas to Arkansas (video forecast included).
Truckers face delays in the Plains the next two days as the remnants of Hurricane Pamela approach the U.S. (video forecast included).
Several more inches of rain could douse parts of the Southeast, leading to potential road closures for truckers.
Torrential rain will continue to drench the South this week, potentially slowing down freight flows through one of the nation’s busiest markets.
A compilation of the past week in social media images features Northeast flooding, late summer Rockies snow and a white-knuckle helicopter landing.
Additional periods of heavy rain and flooding could slow down truckers for another day in the Northeast.
Truckers will face flooding rain and potential road closures the next two days from the Midwest to the Northeast.
Truckers will hit more delays and flooded roads this week as heavy rain continues to drench the South.
A compilation of the past week in social media images features a Gulf Coast hurricane, summer mountain snow, container ships stuck off the West Coast and more.
Truckers will hit delays and some flooded roads this weekend in the northern Gulf Coast as well as the Northwest.
The remnants of Hurricane Nicholas could delay drivers the next couple of days due to heavy rain and potential flooding.
Truckers will hit delays as Nicholas continues to dump heavy rain from Louisiana to Florida. Flooding is possible.
Freight flows will be delayed as Tropical Storm Nicholas floods roads and prompts port closures.
Truckers are likely to hit delays this week from Texas to Louisiana due to Tropical Storm Nicholas. The Coast Guard has set vessel restrictions at one port so far.
Hurricane Larry is forecast to make landfall Friday night in eastern Canada, impacting the port city of St. John’s.
These are five of the worst hurricanes since the 1930s that have struck on or around Labor Day, causing death and damage.
The past week in social media images features deadly Northeast flooding, a 75-ton piece of industrial boiler on a flatbed and more.
“I have no words,” said a New York City resident about the deadly flooding from what was once Hurricane Ida (forecast video included).
“Stay off the subways. Stay off the roads,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told the people of New York City Wednesday as Ida’s remnants caused major flooding (forecast video included).
Hurricane Ida’s flooding and winds have led to impassable roads in parts of southeastern Louisiana.
As flooding continues to damage roads and property in cities worldwide, AquiPor co-founder Kevin Kunz says stormwater management systems need serious updates in the U.S.
State and local leaders have told people to leave parts of the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida likely approaches Sunday landfall.
Carriers, shippers and receivers should begin preparing as Ida could be a major hurricane Sunday at landfall in the northern Gulf Coast.
The past week in social media images features a menacing wildfire in California, tropical storm deluges, a train hitting a tractor-trailer and more.
Tropical Storm Henri could strengthen into a hurricane before making a potential New England landfall over the weekend.
Two tropical systems are likely to cause flooding and wind damage over the next few days, while another could just kick up big waves (forecast video included).
Three simultaneous tropical systems could temporarily delay freight flows in parts of North America over the next few days (forecast video included).
Fred has lost some steam but will likely strengthen back to a tropical storm prior to South Florida landfall this weekend (forecast video included).
Tropical Storm Fred may cause temporary delays in freight flows in the Southeast (forecast video included).
The past week in images features train cars used to fight fires, a wreck caused by a dust storm, a trucker who flipped in floodwaters and more.
After killing one person in Florida Wednesday, Tropical Storm Elsa will move up the East Coast over the next two days (forecast video included).
Some ports remain off-limits to incoming and outgoing vessels as Tropical Storm Elsa gets closer to a Florida landfall (forecast video included).
Tropical Storm Elsa will produce areas of wind and flood damage in the Southeast beginning Tuesday (forecast video included).
Tropical Storm Elsa is nearing landfall in Cuba, with U.S. mainland impacts beginning Monday night (forecast video included).
The past week in images features a flying car’s successful trip, a train decorated to celebrate inclusion and flooding that buried trucks.
Tropical Storm Elsa will slam Caribbean islands this weekend, followed by southern Florida early next week (forecast video included).
The past week in images features a dust storm, an explosive Navy test and a mobile national memorial.
Truckers will hit temporary delays through the weekend due to severe storms from the Plains to the Midwest (forecast video included).
Truckers may hit road closures on the Interstate 10 corridor as more downpours drench the Deep South (forecast video included).
After at least a dozen storm-related deaths, Tropical Storm Claudette will move into the Atlantic later Monday (forecast video included).
Tropical system could slow down freight flows this weekend in the lower Mississippi Valley (forecast video included).
The past week in images features a tornado spotted at thousands of feet in the air, a trucker saving an injured animal and a unique military aircraft fueling.
Truckers may run into roadblocks the rest of the week due to flash flooding east of the Mississippi River (forecast video included).
Farmers in Texas and Louisiana have suffered at least $600 million in damage due to spring and winter storms.
More freight flow delays as storms drop heavy rain in spots along and east of the Mississippi River (forecast video included).
These are a few of the most devastating Memorial Day weekend storms that many Americans would like to forget.
This look at the past week in images features wild weather, a truck spill and a progress report on a major bridge repair.
After flash flooding and record rainfall in parts of the South earlier this week, truckers face the same threat Friday (with forecast video).
After flooding and historic rainfall in parts of the South earlier this week, more is possible Thursday (with forecast video).
Massive amounts of rain have flooded parts of southern Louisiana this week, leading to road closures (with forecast video).
More record rainfall and significant flooding will slow down drivers from Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley (with forecast video).
More rain is coming to the water-logged Gulf Coast with thunderstorms threatening across Texas and the Central Plains.
Severe thunderstorms will likely slow down truckers at times across the South heading into the weekend (with forecast video).
Truckers will hit delays from heavy rain and storms this week across the eastern half of the country (with forecast video).
Truckers may hit more road closures as rain returns to parts of the flooded South (with forecast video).
Officials blame several deaths in Tennessee on weekend flooding.
Prolonged Plains rainfall, heavy at times, will delay freight flows a bit through the weekend (forecast video).
Heavy rainfall and potential road closures will slow down truckers this week in the Gulf Coast states (with forecast video).
Another snowstorm will slow down freight flows in the Northwest heading into the weekend (with forecast video).
Localized flooding and roadblocks possible through early next week from Texas to Tennessee (with forecast video).
Truckers will hit a barrage of snow and rain from the mountains to the valleys (with forecast video).
It could take years for areas of Central America to recover from these back-to-back hurricanes.
From road closures to terminal shutdowns, shippers can stay ahead of the weather to minimize its impacts.
“Catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and extreme rainfall” will impact supply chains.
River flooding possible this week in Northwest freight markets along the I-5 corridor.
“Life-threatening storm surge” and “catastrophic winds” coming to parts of Central America as Hurricane Eta rapidly intensifies.
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