Torrential, blinding rainfall can be rough on commercial truck drivers, sometimes reducing visibility to zero. But when rain leads to flooding, the danger takes on another dimension.
Flooding doesn’t only delay drivers, costing their carriers time and money, but it can also put truckers’ lives at risk.
The two types of flooding that affect drivers the most — especially long-haul and regional drivers — are river flooding and flash flooding.
River flooding
River flooding occurs when rivers overflow...
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