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A trucker is “lucky to be alive” after a tornado flipped his tractor-trailer, a fellow driver who helped him says.

FreightWaves talked with trucker James Card about two extreme weather events that impacted his career.

Truckers would benefit from the nation’s official weather alert system upgrades proposed in a House bill.

A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a hefty freight haul, a “snownado” in the Rockies, a waterspout near an airport and more.

Detecting severe storms often requires sophisticated equipment, but truckers can use their senses to make a close prediction while on the road.

The past week in images features a driver stuck in his dangling truck, lingering snow in Oregon and an update on the I-40 Mississippi River bridge closing.

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.

This look at the past week in images features a container crane collapse, Alaska snow and a decorated semi trailer.

These are a few of the most devastating Memorial Day weekend storms that many Americans would like to forget.

“This imagery could be a huge benefit to our office,” NWS meteorologist Alex Sizemore said about using drones to survey storm damage in remote areas.

From mist versus fog to hurricane versus typhoon, it can be practical and fun for drivers to know the differences between commonly misunderstood weather terms.

With 10,000 severe storms hitting the U.S. each year, they’re bound to delay truckers at times.

A disaster film based on climate change was the favorite weather movie among drivers in a FreightWaves survey.

Severe storm risk today in four markets handling combined 10 percent of U.S. outbound volumes.

The road can be a dangerous place when severe weather hits.

Logistics will play a key role in recovery after the deadliest tornado in Alabama in more than 80 years struck Sunday.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …What occurred in Alabama and Georgia is devastating and something that can happen suddenly in any area of the U.S. prone to this type of weather. It’s important to consistently communicate with drivers on how to remain safe under such conditions, as we can’t control the weather regardless of how much we monitor it.

A community continues grieving after Sunday’s tornado in Lee County, Alabama killed 23 people, injured dozens more.

More than 20 people were killed Sunday by a tornado in eastern Alabama. Winds estimated at 170 mph. How you can prepare for severe storms to increase chances of survival.

Wind damage, tornadoes, record-breaking rainfall hit California the past few days. Unfortunately, one person died.

While carriers and shippers can’t change the weather, they can learn to work with it – or at least around it. That’s where the expertise of a company like AccuWeather comes in handy.