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Power grids across the South face an extraordinary challenge Tuesday as snow blankets regions typically prepared for summer heat waves, not winter whiteouts. What Happened A fierce winter system has upended daily life from Texas through the Carolinas, forcing Gulf Coast weather forecasters to issue...

A prolonged stretch of wintry weather begins today, Dec. 11, in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, the northern Rockies and other high elevations of western states. Disruptions are likely to affect transportation and freight movement, in addition to local and regional supply chains and...

Mother Nature was not kind to parts of the U.S. Thanksgiving week, slamming parts of the West, Great Plains and Midwest with heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions. Now it's the Northeast's turn today and tonight, December 2. Drivers will need to chain up – check chain laws here for the latest...

Overall, weather won't have a major impact on freight movement today or tonight, November 14. Roads may still be slippery in parts of the Midwest and Northeast after ice and record snowfall from earlier this week. However, no large-scale snowstorms are in the forecast for today. Snowfall Some...

Like the Energizer bunny, lake-effect snowfall will keep going and going and going across the Midwest and Northeast today, November 12. Roads and runways will be messy – maybe even icy in some spots – so shippers should expect delays on the ground and in the air. Disruptions to local and regional...

Mother Nature is about to scare up a snowstorm in some Midwestern states beginning later today, October 30. Not a major storm for most areas in the impact zone, but it will be enough to cause some trouble. Truckers will have to deal with a lot of slick roads, and the winds will pick up. Shippers...

A big blast of snow and wind will continue across parts of the Rocky Mountains the rest of today, October 29, lasting into tonight as an arctic cold front moves through the region. Hazardous road conditions, as well as blowing snow and near white-out conditions will result in potential delays in...

Cold, snowy weather will be the rule rather than the exception across many states the next few days, leading up to Halloween. While an all-out blizzard is unlikely – with roads closed and power outages for days – travel will be tough for truckers at times, and shippers should expect some minor...

Student designs of future vocational trucks may contain some long-term value for the Western Star Truck Sales subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA).  Some ideas from a collaboration between the truck maker and the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, include: A plow...

For the past two days, a major early season storm has been dumping huge amounts of snow in the northern Rockies and northern Great Plains in the U.S., and causing road closures and power outages in southern Canada. Parts of Montana like West Yellowstone, Lewistown, Homestake Pass, Helena and Pony...

An early season snowstorm continues to plow through northern Rockies, lasting through tonight and early Thursday, October 9. FreightWaves has been reporting on this impending storm since the beginning of the week. Winter Storm Watches and Warnings posted by the National Weather Service (NWS) will...

A significant early season snowstorm will intensify later today, October 8, in the northern Rockies, lasting through tomorrow night/early Thursday, October 10. FreightWaves first reported on this potential storm on October 7. Delays are inevitable, and drivers should avoid the region if possible....

Wet start to the week Look for a few thunderstorms and rainy weather at times today, Oct. 7, from the Tennessee Valley all the way to New England. This is due to a cold front moving through the eastern United States. The rain will slow down drivers a bit, but there is good news – the chance of...

After an unusually strong spring storm dumped 18 inches of snow in parts of the Sierra Nevada from Wednesday night (May 15, 2019) until this morning (May 17, 2019), another potent storm is quickly approaching. Snowstorms aren't rare in this part of the U.S. this time of the year, but the intensity...

Many American investors were excited to get in on the Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) IPO last week. With more than 158 million daily active users, Snapchat is one of the most popular social media platforms in the United States. However, at the moment, the single largest global market is the world is off-...