Hurricanes
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Hurricane Dorian and thinking about extreme weather events
Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains caused by hurricanes and extreme weather.
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Canada
Dorian poised to hit eastern Canada and the Port of Halifax
Category 1 storm still poses danger as it reaches Maritimes over the weekend, forecasters warn.
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News
Slideshow: The freight before the storm
In anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, hundreds of trucks delivered trailers laden with supplies for FEMA to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. FreightWaves photographer…
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News
South Florida begins feeling effects of approaching Dorian
U.S. National Hurricane Center extends hurricane watch as Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closes in response to tropical storm-level winds.
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Canada
Maple Leaf Motoring: Dorian deals near-miss in Canada-Florida freight lanes
Star Van Systems, with 55 dedicated Canada-Florida runs per week, had prepared for the worst, but now may get an uptick on southbound freight as…
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Are the cycles of destruction to Louisiana’s freight infrastructure inevitable?
In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state…
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News
Today’s Pickup: Barclays predicts oil price to reach $70 next year
Barclays forecasts a drop in oil price; China is witnessing a historic fall in auto sales over stock market crash and U.S.-China trade war; banks…
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Intermodal
Today’s Pickup: Panama City braces for Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael is forecast to make landfall as a strengthening Category 4; Sears may go bankrupt; retailers struggle to fill the hole left by Toys…
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News
Hurricane Michael threatens Georgia, SC cotton harvest
Hurricane Michael’s forecasted track will take it right over the primary cotton producing region in Georgia and South Carolina, and heavy rain could threaten the…
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Driver issues
Today’s Pickup: Michael rowing its boat ashore, a Europe investigation sees a “sweatshop”
In Today’s Pickup: Michael is headed toward the Gulf, a quote by Hunter Harrison and a not-complimentary look at the job of a truck driver.
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