FEMA has been working since early in the week to arrange resources to respond as soon as it is safe to do so in areas impacted by Hurricane Florence, and said at a media briefing today that it stands ready to help.
Karma Delivers is looking to the future of social impact collaboration in the logistics space, where a natural market need exists for technology firms to empower NGO’s and nonprofits with software donation programs and access to education resources.
Shipping lines continue to reroute and reschedule vessels as storm disrupts port activities along the Atlantic Seaboard.
As bands of Hurricane Florence are beginning to hit the East Coast, DTN provided a storm update.
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) presented a market update at Morgan Stanley’s 6th annual Laguna conference on September 12, where John J. Steele made his predictions for the upcoming peak season and addressed issues and solutions related to the capacity crunch, e-commerce, and the potential impacts of Hurricane Florence on the market.
Schneider National has a Crisis Communications Team that is responsible for planning the safety of employees, equipment and customer freight during hurricanes and other adverse weather situations. Here is some of what they have learned.
JP and Chad are joined by FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller, EVP David Bradford, and Meteorologist Nick Austin for a special Hurricane Edition of What the Truck?!?
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for all the state’s counties earlier today due to the threat of heavy rainfall and windy conditions.
U.S. coal shippers face hiccups as one of the largest export facilities offline during Florence.
Some expected impacts include prolonged power outages and potential reductions in refined product supply in the Northeast, according to a S&P Global Platts report.
