Florida
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Weather and Critical Events
Tropical Storm Cristobal getting stronger, aiming at US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)
Tropical Storm Cristobal’s late-week landfall may cause minor freight movement delays.
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Weather and Critical Events
Brush fires force interstate shutdown in southwestern Florida
Parts of drought-stricken Florida on fire. Interstate closed as a result.
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News
Wildfires still burning in drought-stricken Florida Panhandle
Crews trying to contain several wildfires in northern Florida as drought continues across the region.
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FreightWaves Flashback 1963 – Offshore vegetable farms moved from Cuba
Forced out by Castro, some offshore Florida farmers look to grow their produce elsewhere.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Motor carrier finds private telephone network way of the future
We take a look back at the state-of-the-art technology that streamlined trucking in 1961.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Cross-Florida barge canal begins construction
Historic canal construction begins; highway links Atlanta to ocean; recovery expected for Florida’s citrus industry.
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Weather and Critical Events
Heat wave pushing Florida strawberries to their peak
“Strawberries are a crop that doesn’t like heat.” Temperatures cracking 90 degrees have pretty much ended Florida’s strawberry growing season.
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FreightWaves Flashback: NASA’s historic chopper haul
NASA hauls the longest heavy cargo delivery; Reefers run food to the Bahamas; Submarine cables connect the Virgin Islands.
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FreightWaves Flashback — January 1966
Dive into this week’s flashback from 54 years ago.
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