wildfires

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.

We kick off the week with headlines involving major trucking crashes in Pennsylvania and Indiana, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse websites opening day struggles. Don’t worry, though, if you’re trying to register, the site is now up and operational and you can find it by clicking here. We spend Five Good Minutes with Chief Insight […]

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.