derecho

Why should truckers be aware of derechos?

Tractor-trailer flipped on the side of a road.

My husband and son were driving on 80 outside of Iowa City when they came upon a semi blown over. They helped him out and into our truck to wait for paramedics and police. The man is okay! @KCCINews @NWSSevereTstorm @WHO13news @NWSDesMoines @IAStormChasing pic.twitter.com/krxILhMD5a

— Finding Jesus Christ (@findingJesus15) August 10, 2020

There’s one reason why truckers should be aware of derechos — they can toss tractor-trailers like toys.

It happened to several drivers in the Midwest on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-should-truckers-be-aware-of-derechos

5 of the top weather events from 2020

Tractor-trailer flipped by Hurricane Laura, August 2020.

Road tripping through #iowa and we’ve seen a bunch of semi’s flipped over from this crazy wind storm. #SemiTipping #iowastorms pic.twitter.com/TS6Xbg6YqM

— Murray Tucker (@BiggMurr) August 10, 2020

Many memorable weather events, some of which people may want to forget, impacted transportation and the general public in 2020. These are five of the most notable ones.

Iowa derecho

The derecho that hit eastern Iowa on Aug. 10 is officially the most costly thunderstorm in recorded U.S. history. A de...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/5-of-the-top-weather-events-from-2020

Grain shippers brace for tight rail market

A photograph of a train with hoppers. The train is crossing a desert-like landscape.

As U.S. grain producers prepare for the 2020-21 crop year, one concern is that the Class I railroads won’t have enough network capacity to handle the double whammy of a bountiful harvest and higher export volumes.

Unlike harvests in recent years, there is stronger export demand from China following the Phase One trade deal in which China agreed to buy as much as $80 billion worth of U.S. agricultural goods over the next two years. 

“You’re going to see our supply chain tasked with having to do a...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/grain-shippers-brace-for-tight-rail-market

Windstorm destroys millions of acres of Midwestern crops

Corn field in Iowa flattened by a windstorm.

A violent storm damaged millions of acres of corn and soybean fields in the Midwest earlier this month, leaving some farmers without hope of a worthwhile fall harvest.

If you think the corn looks bad from the road, you should see it from the air 😔 #derecho pic.twitter.com/XjtfbwD0Zc

— Maier (@MAIERCA) August 12, 2020

The crops were flattened and torn apart by a derecho on Aug. 10. A derecho is a particularly damaging and severe windstorm that can produce hurricane-force winds, tornadoes and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/windstorm-destroys-millions-of-acres-of-midwestern-crops

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