Hurricane Harvey may sideline 7% of the trucking industry
Regional trucking operations will be hardest hit, noted research firm FTR, but the storm will affect national capacity across the entire U.S.
Hurricane Harvey will “strongly affect” over 7% of U.S. trucking during the next two weeks, with some portion of that fraction out of operation entirely, according to analysis by freight research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence.
During the first week, almost 10% of all U.S. trucking will be affected, the firm said; a number that jumps near 100% for the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi.
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