Staying warm key to surviving winter emergency
Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle details the gear every trucker should have to survive an emergency situation this winter.
Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle details the gear every trucker should have to survive an emergency situation this winter.
Truckers will probably have to chain up Friday as a late-season storm dumps heavy snow in the northern Rockies.
Truckers will hit periods of heavy snow and high winds this weekend in the Cascades and northern Rockies (video forecast included).
Strong winds and more than 2 feet of snow are likely through Tuesday in the mountains of the Northwest (video forecast included).
FreightWaves talked with trucker James Card about two extreme weather events that impacted his career.
More than 50 cars and tractor-trailers were involved in a deadly pileup Monday on Interstate 81 during a snowstorm in eastern Pennsylvania.
Whiteout conditions may be to blame for a major pileup Saturday in south-central Pennsylvania.
Look for snow totals of 6 to 12 inches and whiteouts from West Virginia to northern New England (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit delays over the next two days as a strong snowstorm spreads from the Rockies to the Plains (video forecast included).
Truckers may face more road closures in the Rockies this week as another snowstorm heads to the region (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit heavy snow and gusty winds this weekend in the eastern California mountains (video forecast included).
New trucking legislation is under consideration in Virginia, resulting from a disruptive snowstorm last month.
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes winter weather scenes from California to the Southeast.
Winter storm blamed for at least one death in the South is moving through the Northeast on Friday (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes scenes from a major snowstorm, a California wildfire and a western dust storm.
Truckers in parts of the Midwest will run into heavy snow Thursday (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes major winter storms from the Southwest to Northeast.
A winter storm will produce icy weather along Interstate 95 in the Northeast (video forecast included).
Impending winter storm could cause major supply chain disruptions from Plains to Midwest (video forecast included).
Supply chain disruptions could last a few days as a winter storm aims for the Northeast (video forecast included).
Truckers will hit intense snowfall at times in the Rockies the next two days (video forecast included).
A winter storm slammed the eastern U.S. over the holiday weekend (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes whiteout conditions, floods, icy roads and more.
Truckers could hit significant delays this weekend due to harsh winter weather in the Southeast and Northeast (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes blizzards out West, Southern tornadoes and snow, as well as Northwest floods.
Plow crews can’t keep up with the snowstorms slamming western Washington.
Small trucking companies’ financial losses due to a snowstorm and subsequent interstate closure hurt “real bad.”
Truckers will have to keep chained up this week as more snowstorms hit the Cascades and Rockies (video forecast included).
A snowstorm early this week could delay truckers and supply chains from the Southeast to the mid-Atlantic (video forecast included).
These are five of the worst winter storms to hit the U.S. on or around the new year.
Truckers in the Midwest will hit heavy snow, high winds and whiteouts beginning New Year’s Eve (video forecast included).
These are six storms in U.S. history that have wreaked havoc on transportation at Christmastime.
FreightWaves takes a look back at some of the most destructive weather events of 2021 and their impacts on freight.
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a blizzard out West, a Plains dust storm and a late-season wildfire.
Truckers will hit heavy snow and whiteout conditions this weekend in the Washington Cascades (video forecast included).
Truckers could hit long-term road closures this week due to snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada (video forecast included).
Freight flow delays are likely over the next week as powerful snowstorms slam the Pacific Northwest (video forecast included).
Supply chain delays are likely over the next week as strong snowstorms head to the Northwest (video forecast included).
Heavy snow and strong winds early in the week will make driving dicey for some truckers in the Great Lakes region (video forecast included).
Lives and holiday travel were heavily impacted by these historic Thanksgiving Day storms.
Truckers trying to get home for Thanksgiving will hit at least two snowstorms this week in the Pacific Northwest (video forecast included).
Truckers heading into the Northwest will hit periods of flooding and whiteout conditions this weekend and beyond (video forecast included).
The first major snowstorm of the season will likely delay truckers in high-volume freight areas of Canada this week.
Truckers will have to chain up in the Rockies as the next snowstorm cranks up.
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Truckers will battle a second early season Rockies snowstorm in as many weeks, with whiteout conditions possible (video forecast included).
Truckers will have to chain up early this week in the Sierra Nevada and Rockies as another snowstorm cranks up (video forecast included).
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a Rockies blizzard, Southern floods, a new California wildfire and more.
Two feet of snow, along with blizzard conditions, will impact truckers in the Rockies the next two days (video forecast included).
Truckers will run into heavy snow in Montana and Idaho beginning Wednesday night (with forecast video).
“I don’t see myself as a hero,” truck driver Bruno Filipe Da Costa Raposo said about helping a traffic accident victim.
Truckers should be ready to chain up as a late-season snowstorm hits the Rockies early this week (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to chain up in the Rockies as a snowstorm lingers for a couple days (with forecast video).
Truckers may hit minor delays Thursday as a snowstorm hits the interior Northeast (with forecast video).
Truckers in the Rockies and Cascades will have to chain up this week as snowstorms keep coming (forecast video).
Truckers in Western mountains may hit occasional road closures due to ongoing snow and wind (forecast video).
Truckers heading into the Sierra Nevada Thursday and Friday will have to chain up once again (forecast video).
Weekend blizzard could stop truckers in their tracks in the Rockies and Plains (forecast video).
Blizzard conditions and up to 4 feet of snowfall will be trouble for weekend truckers in the Rockies and Plains (forecast video).
Strong winds and up to 2 feet of snowfall will delay truckers this weekend from the Rockies into the Plains (forecast video).
Truckers will have to keep chaining up as more snowstorms slam the Cascades, Sierra Nevada and Rockies this week (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to chain up frequently as more snow piles up in the Northwest mountains (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to chain up as a series of snowstorms comes back to the Northwest (with forecast video).
Truckers may hit delays as a quick-hitting snowstorm heads toward the Rockies (with forecast video).
Another snowstorm will slow down freight flows in the Northwest heading into the weekend (with forecast video).
Look for delays in freight flows this week as winter storms move through the Northeast and Northwest (with forecast video).
A second winter storm this week adds to supply chain issues from Texas to Tennessee (with forecast video).
Supply chain issues linger in the South even though a historic winter storm has ended (with forecast video).
A winter storm that has caused airport closures and widespread power outages is hitting the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys Monday
“We rely on our drivers to tell us when the roads are not safe.” One carrier lets its drivers use common sense when deciding whether to proceed through winter storms.
Up to 10 inches of snowfall could pile up as far south as Dallas-Fort Worth and northwestern Arkansas (with forecast video).
“God put me … in the right place at the right time,” says trucker Demetrius Fields.
Supply chain issues continue as snowstorm lingers Tuesday across the Northeast (with forecast video).
Truckers will hit heavy snowfall and gusty winds this weekend from Iowa to Pennsylvania (with forecast video).
From tornadoes to snowstorms, natural disasters are featured in several films truckers can enjoy on the road.
Truckers likely to hit roadblocks as a major snowstorm approaches the West (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to chain up as snowstorms hit several Western states this week (with forecast video).
Truckers will hit periods of heavy snowfall and gusty winds out West for the next week (with forecast video).
Truckers will hit snow and dangerous winds Thursday and Friday in the Midwest (with forecast video).
Truckers may want to chain up. Weekend snow is in the forecast from the Panhandle to Dallas (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to chain up as two more snowstorms hit the Northwest this week (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to keep chaining up this week in the Northwest. More heavy snowfall and gusty winds are forecast to hit the region (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to chain up this week in the Northwest. More heavy mountain snowfall, gusty winds (with forecast video).
Snow, ice and wind will delay truckers next few days from the Southern Plains to Great Lakes (with forecast video).
Snow and ice will delay truckers this week from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes.
Snow and ice could delay freight flows and supply chains this week from the Great Plains to Great Lakes.
Christmas snowstorms have grounded flights and shut down roads from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast.
From the Rockies to the Carolinas and New England, historic snowstorms have brought transportation to a standstill over the years.
Strong nor’easter may continue to delay some shipments of COVID-19 vaccines as well as other freight.
Strong nor’easter could delay shipments of COVID-19 vaccines as well as other freight.
Impending nor’easter could delay COVID-19 vaccine shipments in several big cities.
Impending nor’easter could delay some COVID-19 vaccine shipments.
Snowstorm could have major impacts on ground and air transportation along the I-95 corridor.
Drivers will hit areas of heavy snowfall and gusty winds in some popular destinations for carriers.
Heavy snowfall and gusty winds could hit a few busy freight markets.
Forecasters are always on the lookout for familiar patterns that cause extreme winter storms.
Drivers will have to battle periods of heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions in several freight markets.
Widespread snowfall totals in excess of 6 inches are possible, along with whiteout conditions.
Periods of whiteout conditions could delay truckers in areas of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Periods of whiteout conditions could slow down freight flows from Cleveland to Buffalo.