Some transportation-related disaster relief nonprofits have been struggling to meet their missions, laying blame on Mother Nature, inflation and to a lesser degree, COVID.
They’re trying to help communities rebuild after winter tornadoes. Meanwhile, severe storms this spring have been devastating communities as hurricane season fast approaches.
“I’m gathering stuff as we can, what we can find, and going from there,” Shelli Conaway, president of Trucks With Room to Spare, told FreightWaves.
Supply shortage
Trucks With Room to Spare is a nonprofit founded by truck drivers. The organization works with fellow drivers, mostly small owner-operators, to provide transportation, warehousing and distribution of donated supplies for families hit by natural disasters.
Conaway said preparing for disaster relief is a year-round job because so much depends on when supplies are available. It’s been particularly difficult since the December tornado outbreak across the South.
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