As most of the nation turns its attention to Hurricane Irma, people in Texas continue to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey at the end of August. True to its nature, the trucking industry has been there to help.
The latest guidance on Hurricane Irma is suggesting that the storm is more likely than not to strike the east coast of Florida or the Southeast U.S., with effects first being felt on Sunday, according to supply chain risk analysis firm Riskpulse’s latest Watchtower Alert.
Over the past few days, we have received a large number of inbound requests asking for thoughts on Irma and what fleets can expect. Whenever a major hurricane strikes, logistics relief efforts follow a similar process.
Hurricane Irma intensified overnight and is now a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic on a possible course for the East Coast of the United States. According to Riskpulse, interests along the East Coast, particularly Florida, should be closely monitoring the storm for potential impacts by this weekend.
Just as the nation recovers from Hurricane Harvey, there is another tropical system brewing that has the potential to impact the U.S.
Harvey is the kerosene to accelerate the trends towards a major capacity crunch in the truckload industry. With as much as ten percent of capacity being impacted, combined with surpluss demand coming from relief and rebuilding- the truckload market capacity is expected to be super tight
As Texans come to grip with the impact of Harvey on their lives- we examine the impact of the storm on the freight markets. Harvey relief demand is expected to be enormous and will likely dwarf the truckloads sent to help in Katrina efforts.
Texas’ largest grocery store chain responds to disaster with a convoy of specially outfitted trucks and trailers to deliver relief food, medical supplies, and dry-goods.
One of the worst storms to hit the US ever. Heavy flooding expected. Shipments affected but major disruptions expected over the next few weeks.
As predicted, the remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey have reformed into a Tropical Depression in the Gulf of Mexico. According to supply chain risk analytics firm Riskpulse, it is now likely that Harvey will make landfall on the south-central Texas coastline, perhaps near Corpus Christi, as a hurricane.
In the Gulf of Mexico, storms can happen quickly. That is the case with the remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey, which are moving into the Gulf and could potentially threaten the coast of Texas later this week.
Google publishes solar eclipse traffic maps showing record congestion on highways along the eclipse route line. Drivers are starting to post photos of traffic congestion and even Nest gets in the spirit with messages about the eclipse on their thermostats.
The great eclipse of 2017 is less than 24 hours away. While we can’t control the traffic- we can talk about the weather. We have gone out to two sources to ensure you have the best view of the event: Accuweather and Riskpulse.
The great eclipse of 2017 is less than 24 hours away. While we can’t control the traffic- we can talk about the weather. We have gone out to two sources to ensure you have the best view of the event: Accuweather and Riskpulse.
In recent years, disruption to routes along the Gulf Coast and East Coast because of hurricanes – which can spread hundreds of miles wide and leave widespread flooding and infrastructure damage in their wake – has been minimal. That could change this hurricane season.
The nation is about to heat up starting this weekend, and that could drive more volatility to already rising spot rates for agricultural haulers and shippers.
The Northeast has exited a period of cloudy, rainy weather that has held down freight volumes into and out of the region. That is just one of the weather-related stories this week that have affected rates across the nation.
They say farm to fork, but without trucks, the farm never makes it to the stores, much less the fork. And that’s why ag haulers are so in tune with their shipping partners. When farmers suffer from crop delays for any reason – trucking is affected.
To highlight the impact weather can have on trucking, and to highlight their new partnership, TransFX, which is seeking to offer trucking freight futures contracts, and Riskpulse, a supply chain risk analytics firm, have produced an infographic that provides a few surprising facts about weather-related delays.
With weather delays costing the trucking industry as much as $3.5 billion yearly, the impact is enormous, especially on shipping rates. TransFX is seeking to offer trucking futures contracts to help brokers, carriers and shippers better manager their exposure to volatile rates. As part of that effort, it has tapped into the expertise of Riskpulse, a leading supply chain risk analytics firm.
