Ida’s impact: Supply chain updates, Tuesday, Aug. 31
Here’s how Hurricane Ida — now a tropical storm — has affected the freight community.
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Here’s how Hurricane Ida — now a tropical storm — has affected the freight community.
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State and local leaders have told people to leave parts of the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida likely approaches Sunday landfall.
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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).
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Tropical Storm Henri could strengthen into a hurricane before making a potential New England landfall over the weekend.
“Companies have to make really smart bets,” supply chain consultant Evan Quasney said about planning for extreme weather.
“You might as well be safe and get out now,” a fire official said, encouraging people to evacuate areas in the path of the life-threatening Dixie fire.
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Two tropical systems are likely to cause flooding and wind damage over the next few days, while another could just kick up big waves (forecast video included).
Three simultaneous tropical systems could temporarily delay freight flows in parts of North America over the next few days (forecast video included).
The past week in social media images features a fire whirl in Northern California, train derailments in the Plains, humongous hail and more.
Truckers have to beat more heat and humidity this weekend in the Northwest and Northeast.
Fred has lost some steam but will likely strengthen back to a tropical storm prior to South Florida landfall this weekend (forecast video included).
“The corridor is vital for everything from long-haul freight to movement of agricultural products,” Colorado officials said of mudslide-damaged areas of Interstate 70.
Tropical Storm Fred may cause temporary delays in freight flows in the Southeast (forecast video included).
Crews are having trouble controlling the Dixie fire in northern California, which is now the second largest in the state’s history.
Truckers will have to beat 100-degree heat and sweltering humidity in two regions of the country this week.
The past week in social media images features a mudslide-damaged highway, a truck rollover during a flood, destructive wildfires and more.
Gusty winds have made it challenging for crews to contain large wildfires in Western states (forecast video included).
Several inches of rain could flood parts of the South this weekend. (forecast video included).
Truckers will have to take detours in Colorado after severe mudslides shut down a section of Interstate 70 (forecast video included).
“The fix wasn’t sitting on a shelf,” Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Clay Bright said about the Hernando de Soto Bridge repairs that started in mid-May.
The past week in images features train cars used to fight fires, a wreck caused by a dust storm, a trucker who flipped in floodwaters and more.
Truckers will have to deal with another Northwest heat wave as triple digits return the next few days (forecast video included).
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High demand for jet fuel out West from firefighting crews and airlines is affecting commercial flights and cargo (forecast video included).
Truckers will face triple-digit temperatures and heat index readings this week from the northern Plains to the Deep South (forecast video included).
Truckers will run into areas of low visibility, poor air quality and potential road closures due to dozens of Western wildfires (forecast video included).
The past week in images features huge Western wildfires, devastating floods in Colorado, a successful emergency airplane landing and more.
Truckers will keep hitting areas of low visibility, poor air quality and potential road closures due to dozens of Western wildfires (forecast video included).
“She was in shock, in disbelief,” truck driver Trinidad Arebalo said about a woman he helped save from her burning car.
Oregon’s Bootleg wildfire, the largest in the country, is almost as big as Oklahoma City, the eighth-largest U.S. city by area (forecast video included).
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Truckers will hit monsoonal storms and potentially flooded roads in the Desert Southwest through the weekend (forecast video included).
Drought, gusty winds and dry thunderstorms will keep the risk of new wildfire development elevated in many Western states (forecast video included).
Smoke from Oregon’s Bootleg fire, and dozens of others in the West, could limit truckers’ visibility and produce poor air quality (forecast video included).
Officials are hoping to reopen a section of Interstate 16 in Georgia on Friday after a truck damaged an overpass.
A slow-moving system could flood some places this weekend from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast (forecast video included).
A 7-mile stretch of I-16 in Georgia has been shut down after a hopper dislodged an overpass Thursday.
Officials say the Bootleg fire, the largest wildfire in the U.S. at more than 200,000 acres, may not be fully contained until the fall (forecast video included).
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Monsoonal storms will produce areas of torrential rain and potential flash flooding Wednesday in the Desert Southwest (forecast video included).
“The physical risk to individuals is significant,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said of extreme heat’s impact on outdoor workers.
Truckers will have to dodge severe thunderstorms this week from the Desert Southwest to the interior Northeast (forecast video included).
Truckers will have to try to stay cool as more record-breaking triple-digit heat chokes parts of the West (forecast video included).
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The past week in images features a funnel spawned by a wildfire, a trucker who drove his rig into a river and a train honoring the armed forces.
Truckers will have to keep cool as highs far exceeding 100 degrees spread across several Western states (forecast video included).
After killing one person in Florida Wednesday, Tropical Storm Elsa will move up the East Coast over the next two days (forecast video included).
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Some ports remain off-limits to incoming and outgoing vessels as Tropical Storm Elsa gets closer to a Florida landfall (forecast video included).
Tropical Storm Elsa will produce areas of wind and flood damage in the Southeast beginning Tuesday (forecast video included).
Tropical Storm Elsa is nearing landfall in Cuba, with U.S. mainland impacts beginning Monday night (forecast video included).
Tropical Storm Elsa has killed at least three people in the Caribbean and is eyeing the U.S. mainland (forecast video included).
Hurricane Elsa is cruising through the Caribbean and still has potential to slam Florida early next week (forecast video included).
The past week in images features a flying car’s successful trip, a train decorated to celebrate inclusion and flooding that buried trucks.
Tropical Storm Elsa will slam Caribbean islands this weekend, followed by southern Florida early next week (forecast video included).
Tropical Storm Elsa is forecast to slam some Caribbean islands this weekend, followed by southern Florida next week.
Truckers will have to keep beating triple-digit heat this week in the Northwest and Big Sky Country (forecast video included).
The past week in images features a dust storm, an explosive Navy test and a mobile national memorial.
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Truckers will hit temporary delays through the weekend due to severe storms from the Plains to the Midwest (forecast video included).
Truckers heading to the Northwest will have to beat triple-digit, record-breaking heat later this week (forecast video included).
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Truckers may hit road closures on the Interstate 10 corridor as more downpours drench the Deep South (forecast video included).
After at least a dozen storm-related deaths, Tropical Storm Claudette will move into the Atlantic later Monday (forecast video included).
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.
Tropical system could slow down freight flows this weekend in the lower Mississippi Valley (forecast video included).
Truckers will have to beat more dangerous triple-digit heat in several western states the rest of this week (forecast video included).
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Truckers could run into areas of flooding this weekend in the lower Mississippi Valley as a potential tropical storm develops (forecast video included).
Truckers will have to try to keep cool as a prolonged heat wave sizzles all week across many Western freight markets (forecast video included).
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.
Truckers will hit a prolonged heat wave across Desert Southwest freight markets beginning this weekend(forecast video included).
Truckers will hit strong winds and a risk of rollovers Thursday in several Western states (forecast video included).
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Truckers may run into roadblocks the rest of the week due to flash flooding east of the Mississippi River (forecast video included).
Two Arizona wildfires, each more than 60,000 acres in size, have shut down state and U.S. routes (forecast video included).
Farmers in Texas and Louisiana have suffered at least $600 million in damage due to spring and winter storms.
Several more inches of rain may cause additional flash flooding this week along and east of the Mississippi River (forecast video included).
The president of the Arkansas Trucking Association estimates $2.4 million a day in trucking industry losses due to the I-40 Mississippi bridge closure.
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Several inches of rain may cause flash flooding across the South from this weekend into next week (forecast video included).
Truckers will have to deal with a few more days of unseasonable triple-digit heat in several Western states (forecast video included).
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More freight flow delays as storms drop heavy rain in spots along and east of the Mississippi River (forecast video included).
Truckers will have to deal with very hot weather this week from Washington state to the Desert Southwest (forecast video included).