Weather and Critical Events

The past week in social media images features deadly Northeast flooding, a 75-ton piece of industrial boiler on a flatbed and more.

“I have no words,” said a New York City resident about the deadly flooding from what was once Hurricane Ida (forecast video included).

“Stay off the subways. Stay off the roads,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told the people of New York City Wednesday as Ida’s remnants caused major flooding (forecast video included).

These are the states where truckers can face the heftiest fines for not chaining up, and where chain laws last the longest each year.

Road closures and evacuations continue as the Caldor fire spreads toward the Lake Tahoe resort area.

Here’s how Hurricane Ida — now a tropical storm — has affected the freight community.

Oil market prices, port closures, carrier reaction and more

Hurricane Ida’s flooding and winds have led to impassable roads in parts of southeastern Louisiana.

Will Hurricane Ida impact freight contracts? Will carriers move from shippers’ contracted freight to the spot market?

President Biden is working with FEMA and governors to coordinate recovery response as Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Ida is about to hit. Emergency relief will not be far behind. Read tips about trucking into a hurricane relief effort.

State and local leaders have told people to leave parts of the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida likely approaches Sunday landfall.

The past week in social media images features a sticky Northwest truck spill, a raging California wildfire and more.

Carriers, shippers and receivers should begin preparing as Ida could be a major hurricane Sunday at landfall in the northern Gulf Coast.

Truckers will experience temporary delays at times as severe storms hit the Midwest over the next few days (forecast video included).

More than 100 miles of Interstate 84 in Oregon are off-limits to commercial vehicles after a truck crash.

The next tropical storm could impact the U.S. just a week after Henri drenched parts of the Northeast (forecast video included).

Stopping the spread of the Caldor wildfire toward Lake Tahoe is a “huge priority,” one fire official said.

Drivers should do everything they can not to get stuck on the side of the road as the heat index exceeds 105 degrees In more than a dozen states (forecast video included).

Crews made only slight progress over the weekend containing the nation’s largest wildfires, with no rain in sight (forecast video included).