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“The Waffle House Index” illustrates the severity of damage in areas affected by extreme weather.
A nonprofit trucking group is partnering with a volunteer-run disaster-relief organization to collect and deliver critical supplies as Hurricane Ian intensified into a Category 4 system and is expected to pound Florida’s southwest coast late Wednesday morning.
Hurricane Ian could slash the flow of Florida products to companies and consumers in the United States and abroad.
Hurricane Ian has shifted its track slightly east, with landfall now expected to be south of the Tampa Bay area.
Port officials and carriers prepare for hurricanes and other emergency situations year-round.
FEMA released a list of the first steps it is taking to prepare for relief efforts tied to Hurricane Ian.
Atlanta is seeing a sharp rise in outbound volume, and markets in Florida, southern Georgia and Alabama increase inbound volume in preparation for the hurricane.
Amid threats like Hurricane Ian, shippers should consider inventory positions, risk tolerance for specific commodities, transit times and associated costs.
The U.S. Coast Guard has closed three key ports around the Tampa Bay area in anticipation of Hurricane Ian’s landfall.
Two key diesel prices came in Monday at levels that hadn’t been seen since March.
