High winds in Southwest raise rollover risk for truckers
Forecasters are calling for wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in the Four Corners region and other parts of the Southwest (video forecast included).
Forecasters are calling for wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in the Four Corners region and other parts of the Southwest (video forecast included).
Truckers face an elevated risk of rollovers Thursday in the Plains with forecast winds of 60 to 70 mph (video forecast included).
Truckers face an elevated risk of rollovers Thursday from Texas and Oklahoma into New Mexico (video forecast included).
High winds in the Desert Southwest may pose stability and visibility issues for truckers (video forecast included).
Truckers will face wind gusts of 60-plus mph the next two days across the Plains (video forecast included).
Truckers will face high winds Thursday in much of the Great Lakes region, with blowing snow in some areas (video forecast included).
Truckers will face another day of very windy weather in Montana (video forecast included).
Truckers in Montana face a high risk of rollovers the next two days, with winds of up to 100 mph in spots (video forecast included).
Truckers trying to get home for Thanksgiving will hit at least two snowstorms this week in the Pacific Northwest (video forecast included).
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Truckers will hit dangerously high winds in the Plains for the fourth consecutive day (video forecast included).
Dangerous winds will slam areas of the Plains for the third consecutive day (video forecast included).
Truckers heading into the Northwest will hit periods of flooding and whiteout conditions this weekend and beyond (video forecast included).
Truckers heading into the Upper Midwest will hit treacherous winter weather through Friday morning (video forecast included).
Truckers could hit spots of 60-plus mph winds and big hail in the southern Plains the next two days (video forecast included).
Truckers will face additional delays in the Northwest and Sierra Nevada this week as another round of storms cranks up (video forecast included).
2 in West Virginia, 2 in Georgia, 1 in Tennessee
There’s a high risk of rollovers for truckers as a nor’easter continues to impact the Northeast (video forecast included).
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Truckers face ongoing risk of flooding and road closures this week in the Northwest (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit periods of flooding and whiteout conditions in the Pacific Northwest for several days.
Truckers face an elevated risk of rollovers as weekend winds increase in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Truckers will hit strong winds and a risk of rollovers Thursday in several Western states (forecast video included).
Truckers may run into roadblocks the rest of the week due to flash flooding east of the Mississippi River (forecast video included).
Strong winds Friday will impact truckers heading to key freight markets in the Northeast (with forecast video).
Wind gusts reaching 70 mph Monday will impact truckers in more than a dozen states (with forecast video).
Wind gusts exceeding 50 mph Friday will impact truckers heading to leading freight markets in the Northeast (with forecast video).
In light of recent wind-related accidents, Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels advises truckers to check their weight, slow down and monitor weather reports before hitting the road.
Truckers run a high risk of rollovers Tuesday as powerful winds spread across the Northeast (with forecast video).
Truckers and trains will have to battle challenging winds returning to some western states (with forecast video).
Freight flow delays possible in portions of California and the Rockies (with forecast video).
Truckers face a high risk of rollovers in Montana and Wyoming over the next few days (with forecast video).
Dangerous winds through Christmas Day will increase risk of rollovers and whiteout conditions in some regions.
For second consecutive day, truckers will face rollover risk in Southern California.
Conditions ranging from steep grades to lack of guard rails make these roads the bane of many truck drivers.
Gusts up to 70 mph will increase the risk of rollovers in some areas.
“The other thing that could create some travel issues will be the possibility of a flash freeze,” the National Weather Service says.
High risk of rollovers continues from Montana to eastern Washington due to gusty winds.
Risk of rollovers as winds howl across the Midwest. Freight flow delays a good bet as the South gets soaked.
Dangerous winds continue across Wyoming and Montana, increasing the risk of tractor-trailer blow-overs.
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