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This week, the United States is experiencing powerful storms affecting major trucking lanes, causing significant freight disruptions and danger.
WeatherOptics CEO Scott Pecoriello highlights the severity of these conditions on trucking lanes, backed with data from the program quantifying shipment delays and driver risk. (Shipment delay: % shipment delay from normal due to weather & Driver risk: 0-10 scale of road danger).
Top 5 Worst Lanes: Chicago appears in 4 of the 5 most impacted lanes, with extreme risks involving severe thunderstorms, blizzard conditions, and high winds.
1. Chicago, IL ⇄ Memphis, TN
Maximum Shipment Delay: 66%
Maximum Driver Risk: 10.0
2. Chicago, IL ⇄ Cleveland, OH
Maximum Shipment Delay: 66%
Maximum Driver Risk: 9.8
3. Buffalo, NY ⇄ Boston, MA
Maximum Shipment Delay: 62%
Maximum Driver Risk: 9.3
4. Denver, CO ⇄ Chicago, IL
Maximum Shipment Delay: 67%
Maximum Driver Risk: 8.7
5. Minneapolis, MN ⇄ Chicago, IL
Maximum Shipment Delay: 67%
Maximum Driver Risk: 7.7
Widespread Weather Impact Across Regions The storms have brought a variety of severe conditions across different U.S. regions:
Okay , I’m convinced that Florida is a real life GTA server… these mfuckers got Aliens & Tornadoes pic.twitter.com/vW9QqFM03E
Additional Weather Challenges In the Pacific Northwest, heavy snowfall has triggered blizzard warnings, with expected snowfall totals between 24-48 inches in the Oregon and Washington Cascades. The Midwest is also grappling with heavy snow, causing widespread road closures and school cancellations.
Hi! I'm Adriana and I've been working for FreightCaviar as Head Writer for a little over a year now. Some of my favorite topics to cover are FreightTech, Green Freight, and nearshoring/reshoring.
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