Dangerous deep freeze to spread across several states

Snowy, frozen landscape along mountain highway.

A prolonged outbreak of arctic cold will soon spread across more than a dozen states. Truckers may have issues with fuel gelling and brakes cracking from the Plains to parts of the Northeast.

Everyone involved in freight and supply chains should expect disruptions to transportation networks — road, rail and air. Issues ranging from vehicle performance (trucks, cars and locomotives) to rail issues (frozen switches) are likely. Business operations could be impacted since workers may not be able to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dangerous-deep-freeze-to-spread-across-several-states

Trucker a Highway Angel for rescuing family after spinout

Composite photo of driver Demetrius Fields and a Hirschbach Motor Lines truck.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Demetrius Fields a Highway Angel. Fields, an Atlanta resident, stopped to help a family after their vehicle spun out in the middle of a busy highway during a severe winter storm.

Fields was heading through Pennsylvania on Dec. 16 as a strong snowstorm was closing in. He was on his way to Indiana as Pennsylvania road crews were preparing to close the interstates as conditions got worse. 

“It was coming down heavy, pretty much a whiteout,” Fields...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-a-highway-angel-for-rescuing-family-after-spinout

Viewpoint: Strategic outlook for rail freight?

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

The strategic outlook for rail freight is mixed based on data and competition hurdles. Some challenges are not in rail management’s hands.

For example, is the long rail freight market trend upward, static or downward?

There is uncertainty.

Briefly, here is the long-term outlook.

Note that the numbers shown here are rounded.

The quick take is that over the past four...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-strategic-outlook-for-rail-freight

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