Irma News Updates

Hurricane Irma

Business, Fuel, Logistics

Gas Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida

Truckers who hauled gasoline to Texas last week from Florida may run the same route in reverse next week as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State.

September 8, 2017
Government

Traffic Nightmare as More Than 1 Million Flee Irma in Florida, Georgia

MIAMI — The race to flee Hurricane Irma became a marathon nightmare for many as more than a half-million people were ordered to leave South Florida and 540,000 coastal residents to flee the Georgia coast on Sept.7.

September 7, 2017
Government, Business

Hurricane Irma Forces Postponement of Hearing Into CSX Service Woes

Due to the threat of Hurricane Irma, the Surface Transportation Board postponed a meeting scheduled for Sept. 12 to discuss CSX’s rail service woes this summer.

September 7, 2017
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

HOS Suspended for Truckers Carrying Hurricane Irma Aid

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has suspended several trucking regulations, including hours-of-service requirements, to facilitate the movement of aid that carriers deliver to states and territories in the path of oncoming Hurricane Irma.

September 7, 2017
Business, Safety, Fuel

Floridians Jam Gas Stations, Highways as Hurricane Irma Bears Down

MIAMI — Florida residents picked store shelves clean and long lines formed at gas pumps Sept. 6 as Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 monster with potentially catastrophic winds of 185 mph, steamed toward the Sunshine State and a possible direct hit on the Miami metropolitan area of nearly 6 million people.

September 7, 2017