wildfires

Massive wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma have disrupted travel and prompted mass evacuations.

Cargolux is investing in aircraft to fight wildfires, a completely new line of business for the freighter operator.

Cargojet trimmed its express flying in Canada, but lower fuel costs and other cost measures made for a relatively healthy bottom line last quarter under weak market conditions.

Canadian railway CN is monitoring wildfires across several provinces and is adjusting operations as needed.

Forecasters are calling for wind gusts in excess of 50 mph in the Four Corners region and other parts of the Southwest (video forecast included).

Truckers face elevated risks of low visibility and rollovers as fire weather conditions increase across the Southwest (video forecast included).

President Joe Biden signed an emergency declaration that would free up federal resources for New Mexico wildfire victims.

The governor of New Mexico has secured funding to help fight 20 early-season wildfires burning in the state (video forecast included).

Wind-driven wildfires continue across Texas during elevated drought conditions (video forecast included).

Truckers will hit periodic torrential rain and flooded roads across the Southeast the rest of the week (video forecast included).

A wildfire near an eastern California airport has led to road closures and evacuations (video forecast included).

Truckers will face wind gusts of 60-plus mph the next two days across the Plains (video forecast included).

The low Christmas tree supply among high demand means shippers and customers are paying more.

Crews have to “contain” wildfires before they can extinguish them. This installment of AskWaves explains why — and what “containment” means.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined that there is no link between July’s devastating fire in Lytton and sparks coming from CN or Canadian Pacific trains.

A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a Rockies blizzard, Southern floods, a new California wildfire and more.

Truckers face an elevated risk of rollovers as weekend winds increase in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Restaurants impacted by recent disasters such as Hurricane Ida and the California wildfires are eligible to apply.

Flames from a new California wildfire have forced the closing of more than 20 miles of U.S. Highway 101.

A Palo Alto woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting the latest California wildfire, which has destroyed more than 150 structures.

Drought and wind keep the threat of spreading wildfires elevated in Northern California.

“Hace unas semanas tuvimos una unidad de comida aquí en el Norte de California que no podía recibir su pedido de comida al por mayor. Así que cogimos conductores y camionetas de nuestra unidad de suministro y fuimos a recoger la comida del proveedor y la llevamos al incendio”, explicó Cunningham.

“If you send us the right resources at the right time, we can up that containment very quickly,” one official said about fighting wildfires amid this year’s broken supply chains.

The past week in social media images features a large dust devil, softball-size hail, a nighttime earthquake and more.

Drivers may hit more areas of low visibility and potential road closures as wildfires and smoke spread across the West (forecast video included).

The past week in social media images features deadly Northeast flooding, a 75-ton piece of industrial boiler on a flatbed and more.

The past week in social media images features a sticky Northwest truck spill, a raging California wildfire and more.

Crews made only slight progress over the weekend containing the nation’s largest wildfires, with no rain in sight (forecast video included).

The past week in social media images features a menacing wildfire in California, tropical storm deluges, a train hitting a tractor-trailer and more.

“You might as well be safe and get out now,” a fire official said, encouraging people to evacuate areas in the path of the life-threatening Dixie fire.

Unlike hurricane names, which come from predetermined lists, wildfire names are a bit more arbitrary.

The past week in social media images features a fire whirl in Northern California, train derailments in the Plains, humongous hail and more.

Crews are having trouble controlling the Dixie fire in northern California, which is now the second largest in the state’s history.

Truckers will have to beat 100-degree heat and sweltering humidity in two regions of the country this week.

The past week in social media images features a mudslide-damaged highway, a truck rollover during a flood, destructive wildfires and more.

Gusty winds have made it challenging for crews to contain large wildfires in Western states (forecast video included).

The railroad reopened the Dry Canyon Bridge in Northern California weeks ahead of schedule.

The “significant” damage has caused BNSF to reroute trains, and the railroad is uncertain when service in the area might be restored.

Truckers will have to deal with another Northwest heat wave as triple digits return the next few days (forecast video included).

Both Union Pacific and BNSF have taken to rerouting trains because large wildfires have temporarily closed portions of their networks in Northern California.

Truckers will run into areas of low visibility, poor air quality and potential road closures due to dozens of Western wildfires (forecast video included).

The past week in images features huge Western wildfires, devastating floods in Colorado, a successful emergency airplane landing and more.

Truckers will keep hitting areas of low visibility, poor air quality and potential road closures due to dozens of Western wildfires (forecast video included).

Oregon’s Bootleg wildfire, the largest in the country, is almost as big as Oklahoma City, the eighth-largest U.S. city by area (forecast video included).

Drought, gusty winds and dry thunderstorms will keep the risk of new wildfire development elevated in many Western states (forecast video included).

Officials say the Bootleg fire, the largest wildfire in the U.S. at more than 200,000 acres, may not be fully contained until the fall (forecast video included).

Truckers will have to try to stay cool as more record-breaking triple-digit heat chokes parts of the West (forecast video included).

Truckers will have to keep cool as highs far exceeding 100 degrees spread across several Western states (forecast video included).

A disruption to CN and CP rail service caused by a wildfire is putting the Port of Vancouver under pressure as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd warn of delays and congestion.

Truckers will hit strong winds and a risk of rollovers Thursday in several Western states (forecast video included).

Two Arizona wildfires, each more than 60,000 acres in size, have shut down state and U.S. routes (forecast video included).

Weekend truckers could hit areas of nasty thunderstorms from Texas to Minnesota (with forecast video).

Very dry air is raising the wildfire risk across the Upper Midwest. Gusty winds may blow smoke into truckers’ paths (with forecast video).

Truckers may hit smoke and road closures in the Southwest as the threat for wildfires continues (with forecast video).

Truckers will see late-season heavy snow and high winds in the Rockies this week (with forecast video).

Smoke from wildfires may interfere with truckers in the Southwest as extreme drought and high winds persist (with forecast video).

Truckers may hit wildfire smoke this weekend in the Plains as the weather stays warm, dry and breezy (with forecast video).

“North Dakota must be prepared to respond to wildland fires,” said Gov. Doug Burgum after a grass fire closed part of Interstate 94.

Truckers may hit wildfire smoke this weekend in the Plains as the weather stays warm, dry and breezy (with forecast video).

Tornadoes and wildfires are featured in the latest list of natural disaster films truckers may enjoy.

For second consecutive day, truckers will face rollover risk in Southern California.

Wildfires will keep burning in California this weekend, while southern Florida gets soaked and possibly flooded.

“For more than five years we have been cooperating with FEMA to guarantee fast, seamless and intact humanitarian deliveries,” says the heavy cargo airline helping fight U.S. wildfires.

Officials implore people to evacuate as fires spread fast across California. “A garden hose is not going to protect your home. You need to leave.”

California wildfires have been spreading quickly due to hot, dry and windy conditions.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the West Coast wildfires are creating hazardous conditions for truck drivers. Plus, trailer orders are rising once again and volatile supply chains may become the new normal.

Fires and heavy smoke have dominated life in Oregon and Washington this week. Here are photos from a transportation perspective.

A thick curtain of smoke hangs over Oregon, causing health and delivery problems for drivers.

(Updated Sept. 15, 10:20 A.M. ET with information on FedEx) Worsening smoke conditions prompted Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK to suspend all flights for 24 hours in Portland, Oregon, and Spokane, Washington, beginning at 3 p.m. on Monday. Otherwise, airline and parcel delivery networks have experienced limited disruption from the devastating wildfires that have impacted millions […]

The wildfires in Washington state aren’t a major threat to BNSF’s Washington operations, but the railroad deployed trains to help area first responders. Union Pacific grappled with wildfires near a Northern California subdivision last week.

“This weekend could be ugly.” Triple-digit heat could stress power grids, spark new wildfires out West this Labor Day weekend.

Nearby secondary route also off-limits to large commercial vehicles.

Truckers will have to take extra care of themselves, their trucks and their temperature-sensitive freight.

Dry, windy weather could spread the wildfires quickly or start new ones.

State routes closed near Phoenix as wildfires continue burning across more than 100,000 acres.

Crews trying to contain several wildfires in northern Florida as drought continues across the region.

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More than half a million people without electricity, property damaged as Northeast wind threat continues.

Wildfires burning 100,000 acres in California. Truckers wanting to help with relief, recovery efforts are exempt from HOS rules.

Several inches of snowfall, gusty winds, travel troubles heading to several Midwestern states as October ends.

“Considerable blowing and drifting snow”, white-out conditions in Rockies. Halloween snowstorm for Midwest.

“We’re continuing to see the erratic fire spread.” The Kincade Fire and other burning tens of thousands of acres in California.

Snow, record cold coming to mountain west as temperatures dip below zero. Storm creeps into Plains, Midwest for Halloween.

Weather issues from the west coast to the Mississippi River valley will make for a messy weekend for truckers.

Snowstorm causing problems in a once-thriving freight market out west. Fires, wind, rain in other regions of U.S.

Summer day full of high heat, severe storms and wildfire smoke. Truckers should expect typical delays in several states.

One more day of flooding, wind damage before Hurricane Dorian moves away from U.S. Parts of Canada are next.

Dorian could become a hurricane, slamming Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico soon. U.S. mainland could be next.

Flooding risk in the Plains, wildfire danger continues in western U.S.

Oregon wildfire keeps I-5 lanes closed, while Erick and Flossie head toward Hawaii

Smoke from wildfires, potential flooding along a cold front, two Tropical Storms.

The weather in the western U.S. today features areas prone to wildfires, flash flooding, and more sizzling heat. Severe storms could pop up in the Midwest. Also, there’s also a tropical storm in the Pacific, not far from Japan. More fire and rain Look for another round of scattered thunderstorms across the Four Corners states […]

Rainfall rates of two inches per hour could lead to flash flooding today in some western states.

Thunderstorms could have a two-pronged effect today in the western U.S.

South may get soaked today, in some areas, with flash flooding possible.

Brian Aoaeh has written a thought-provoking commentary on the impact of climate change on supply chains, and what governments, companies and startups can do to mitigate supply chain disruptions.

Fires burning out west, stormy in the High Plains, Alvin in the Pacific

Vehicles temporarily banned, wildfires spark during intense European heat wave

Large fires still blazing out west, Alvin spins over the Pacific