Dear Valued Customer,
Hurricane Helene is currently crossing the eastern Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to make landfall on the West Coast of Florida Thursday as a category 3 hurricane. The state of Florida has declared an emergency in hurricane-warned counties, and residents in the area have begun preparing for impacts. We anticipate possible capacity supply constraints in and around the impacted areas as the storm moves across Florida and are keeping an eye on emergency response needs as power outages and flooding are possible.
TRUCKLOAD
Road closures and power outages are expected to have some impact on available capacity during the storm and in the immediate aftermath. Flooding impacts are forecast to follow the path of the storm inland through Georgia, Alabama, The Carolinas, and Tennessee. Your C.H. Robinson team is here to support you with planning, alternative solutions, and tracking your freight.
LESS THAN TRUCKLOAD (LTL)
Some LTL terminals are working under limited operations with closures possible. Shipment delays can be expected for any shipment into or out of Northwest Florida through the end of the week.
INTERMODAL
Rail terminals in the impacted area, specifically in the Tampa Bay area are set to suspend operations as the storm moves through. As a result, intermodal shipments into and out of Northwest Florida will likely experience some transit delays.
OCEAN
The
Port of Tampa Bay moved to condition Yankee on Wednesday morning, preparing to close waterways within the next 24 hours depending on wind impacts. Landside operations remain active at this time.
STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LINKS
Florida Disaster Information
FDOT road closures
GADOT road closures
C.H. Robinson’s 24-hour disaster response team has been activated and will be monitoring all impacts in the Southeast for the duration of the storm. Thank you for being our Valued Customer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your C.H. Robinson commercial representative for further information.
Sincerely,
C.H. Robinson