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I agree. FEMA is much improved since Katrina. Surprised by how little mention there was in the news about FEMA leading up to and following Sandy, I did a Google search to read more about FEMA. It's not in the news now like it was during and after Katrina because FEMA is working. Their...

You need wonder no more. These operations are not hurting for money. The question is not how much can they afford to put into parking lot maintenance and pay all of their expenses and taxes. The question is, how much money do they choose to put into their facilities? From the Nov 1-14 issue of...

This Federal Highway Administration map may be useful to expediters navigating the Northeast after Sandy: National Traffic and Road Closure Information

Without your reports, Deville, I would have no idea from reading the news that Staten Island was even affected by Sandy. You have to search to find news about it. The U.S. death toll from Sandy is now at 74. Fourteen of those people were in Staten Island. With nearly 20 percent of the total dead...

Expediting in the blood is a good post title. Outsiders may have a hard time understanding your meaning but many expediters understand exactly. This work can indeed get into one's blood and there's nothing else we'd rather do.

Hurricane Sandy knocked out 25 percent of the cell towers in affected regions, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.

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Might be best to call the truck stops directly. Diesel Boss has all major truck stops listed in one place. Phone numbers can be found there.

Did you find work?

We're thankful you're alive too. Wow! What an ordeal! And it's far from over. It sounds like you have food, water and shelter enough for now, and you obviously have the ability to communicate. What support do you need that expediters might be able to provide?

Deville said yesterday: "Today was the calm before the storm. I live in a zone A, but on higher ground. Got my house stocked up & locked down as best I could & put together several to go bags if I have to get outta dodge. Only thing is even if I evacuate there may not be a safe place to go."

I don't know if he is still there or if he is, he'd say he was in danger's way, but denny2010 reported earlier that he was in Elkton, MD, at the TA. Forecast says winds will be picking up there soon.

7:50 p.m. EDT Monday:Winds picking up across northeast Ohio, with gusts of 40-50 mph widespread.

When couriers ride in expedite trucks it is for them to observe the handling of the freight and provide the shipper or owner of the cargo assurance that one of their own is attending the freight and eyeballing its handling. A courier's purpose may be also to provide additional security (armed)...

I wonder if this Atlantic County, New Jersey action will be repeated in other jurisdictions. If so, hunkering down would seem to be the thing to do. If you get in a bind, there will be no one to call. Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Vincent Jones issued the following statement as of...

Can you be more specific? what kind of aggravation?

Gov. Cuomo has directed the Port Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to close the following New York City bridges at 7:00 PM today: · Throgs Neck Bridge · Bronx-Whitestone Bridge · Verrazano-Narrows Bridge · Henry Hudson Bridge · Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge ·...

Journal of Commerce magazine has a special hurricane coverage section that talks about how the storm is affecting the trucking and transportation industries. America's supply chain will be disrupted in major ways. It is an environment of opportunity for expediters since our services may be very...

It's still pretty early in the Sandy storm to know how widespread and what kind of damage there will be. In no more than two days, weather conditions will return to normal and traffic can be expected to flow again. Flood waters will recede faster with Sandy than Katrina because East Coast...

Each expediter must of course make one's own decisions about how to react to this storm. I looked at the forecast for Elkton for Monday and Tuesday. Rain is not forecasted in heavy amounts but sustained winds over two days will range from 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60. If we were in those...