With over 1 million fleets and private carriers in the United States alone, the trucking industry is a tight and highly competitive market. Between rising operating costs, growing safety risks, […]
NOAA’s U.S. outlook forecasts weather conditions that truck drivers should prepare for, according to FreightWaves TV’s Kaylee Nix.
Weather-related hazards cause over 1.2 million vehicle accidents each year, yet leading trucking firms still lack a streamlined system to identify which of their drivers are at risk due to adverse weather conditions.
Managing the winter season
Hurricane Ian is forecast to take a northwest turn Thursday night and make a second landfall along the South Carolina coast on Friday.
Ian came ashore as the fifth strongest hurricane to hit the United States, tied Laura and Ida.
“The Waffle House Index” illustrates the severity of damage in areas affected by extreme weather.
Hurricane Ian has shifted its track slightly east, with landfall now expected to be south of the Tampa Bay area.
Hurricane Ian could bring a 10-foot storm surge into Florida’s Tampa Bay area.
Convoy and FreightWaves experts discuss the effects that extreme weather conditions such as flash flooding have on truckers.
