A trucker is “lucky to be alive” after a tornado flipped his tractor-trailer, a fellow driver who helped him says.
FreightWaves talked with trucker James Card about two extreme weather events that impacted his career.
Truckers would benefit from the nation’s official weather alert system upgrades proposed in a House bill.
A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a hefty freight haul, a “snownado” in the Rockies, a waterspout near an airport and more.
Detecting severe storms often requires sophisticated equipment, but truckers can use their senses to make a close prediction while on the road.
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.
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.
This look at the past week in images features a container crane collapse, Alaska snow and a decorated semi trailer.
These are a few of the most devastating Memorial Day weekend storms that many Americans would like to forget.
“This imagery could be a huge benefit to our office,” NWS meteorologist Alex Sizemore said about using drones to survey storm damage in remote areas.
