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Truckload spot market volume rebounded in the last week
Wish we could say the same for truckload spot rates: While demand for vans returned to normal in Houston and other markets affected by recent flooding, rates did not respond immediately as averages through Sept. 29 show only slight improvement over August.
October 2, 2019
Business
Up-and-down demand volatility continues on spot market with weather hampering activity
Spot truckload freight activity slowed last week as Tropical Storm Imelda brought severe rain and flooding to Houston and other nearby areas, disrupting supply chains across the South and Midwest. And: How’s $2.85 average rate for a reefer out of Denver sound? ….
September 26, 2019
Business
News roundup, Sept. 19: Flooding closes portion of I-29 in Iowa, PFJ opens new Illinois location
As of Thursday afternoon, I-29 in Iowa between the Missouri state line and U.S. 34/U.S. 275 is closed intermittently due to flooding. Pilot Flying J opened a new location in Marshall, Illinois. Transervice collected more than 2,000 pounds of food for Move for Hunger.
September 19, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Longtime TA Nashville employees recount historic 2010 flood, support and recovery
Listen: Getting close to the 10th anniversary of the historic flooding of Nashville in 2010, employees at the downtown TA who were there when it happened recount the rising waters, their relationships with longtime driver customers, and the recovery process in this podcast. Also: Why are some TA Petro stops moving away from traditional diners? HOS has something to do with it …
July 30, 2019
Business
Hours regs suspended in 16 states for flooding emergency
Drivers hauling supplies, equipment, fuel and more to and from the affected states can operate under the declaration, which waives Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
March 20, 2019
Channel 19
Got room on the trailer? Driver-led group looking to coordinate available space for disaster relief
The Trucks With Room to Spare group was started at the instigation of Greenup, Kentucky-based trucker Shelli Conaway’s desire to assist areas hit by Hurricane Michael in Florida, an area she hauled to at the time. Toady, they’re attempting to coordinate donated hauling with relief organizations in the flooded Midwest…
March 20, 2019
Business
Rough weather clouds the spot rate forecast
With extreme weather events across the Rockies, Plains and into the Midwest, it’s notable that the number of loads moved last week increased 3.5 percent compared to the previous week. But the number of trucks looking for loads gained 3.4 percent, and van and reefer rates slipped, flatbed holding steady.
March 20, 2019
Business
Flooding shuts down major highways in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri; hours regs suspended in some counties
Interstates affected by flooding in the region include I-29 in both Iowa and Missouri and I-680 in both Nebraska and Iowa. Hours of service regulations are also suspended in Iowa and Nebraska for truckers providing direct relief to the affected areas.
March 18, 2019
Business
Flooding prompts emergency declaration in central Texas; hours regs suspended
Truckers hauling relief supplies, equipment, fuel and people into and out of the affected areas will be allowed to operate outside of federal hours regulations.
October 18, 2018
Business
Sections of I-95, I-40 still closed from Hurricane Florence flooding
Sections of I-40 & I-95 remain closed as well as other roads across the state. NCDOT advises drivers to plan for US 70 to be closed too. Learn more here.
September 20, 2018
Business
Portions of I-95, I-40 closed in Carolinas for flooding
In the wake of Hurricane Florence, many sections of I-95 and I-40 remain closed as well as 1,100 other roads across N. Carolina. Get the details here.
September 17, 2018
Business
Unprecedented rainfall, flooding shut down major interstates, highways in southeast Texas
Parts of Houston and southeast Texas have received more than 30 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Harvey since Friday, and the National Weather Service says another 15 to 25 inches could fall through the end of the week.
August 28, 2017
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