relief supplies

Spam is making donations to those in need after the fires in Maui, Hawaii, building on its more than 75-year close relationship with the state.

Restaurants impacted by recent disasters such as Hurricane Ida and the California wildfires are eligible to apply.

With an above-average number of hurricanes in the forecast this year, nonprofit logistics groups are busy preparing to help.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced food companies, along with trucking and relief groups, to pivot to how they normally respond to natural disasters like Hurricane Laura.

Beirut is in a state of emergency following a giant chemical blast. Governments are sending cargo planes with basic necessities to help the survivors.

Brokers large and small report surges of water loads inbound to Florida.

Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions during the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, but it also served as an early example of how useful crowd-sourcing and satellite imagery can be in disaster response.

Hurricane Florence has practically shutdown any outbound trucking activity out of the North Carolina coastal market

Charlotte and Atlanta see outsized inbound volumes as carriers move relief suppies into staging areas

FreightWaves spoke with the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) to learn how drivers can use their resources to help ahead of Hurricane Florence.

As most of the nation turns its attention to Hurricane Irma, people in Texas continue to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey at the end of August. True to its nature, the trucking industry has been there to help.

As Texans come to grip with the impact of Harvey on their lives- we examine the impact of the storm on the freight markets. Harvey relief demand is expected to be enormous and will likely dwarf the truckloads sent to help in Katrina efforts. 

After Hurricane Harvey departs Texas, the area will likely be in need of relief supplies. Trucks will haul those supplies. but how are the logistics of moving relief supplies handled? Someone who was involved in that process explains.