Logistics Leaders Brace for Fern 5 Years After ‘Great Texas Freeze’
With memories of 2021’s crippling winter storm that parked an estimated 300,000 trucks nationwide, logistics leaders are bracing as Winter Storm Fern prepares to bring snow and hazardous icy conditions to major freight hubs including Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, and Memphis.
The storm is set to test critical supply chain routes along the I-75 and I-40 corridors—arteries that carry up to 75% of all U.S. freight. The Southeast is considered especially vulnerable, as its infrastructure is less equipped to handle the icy roads that paralyzed the region during 2021’s historic “Great Texas Freeze.”
Looking back: The Great Texas Freeze
A historic winter storm that swept across the country in February 2021 serves as a recent case study for winter weather hindering the logistics industry...
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