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    Recovering from Hurricane Irma

    Sept. 12, 2017
    Trucks and supplies roll for Irma relief

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) along with other government agencies and military units continue to send relief supplies and personnel into areas affected by Hurricane Irma. Those efforts including staging such supplies at a variety of locations, including military bases, ahead of the storm’s landfall at Cudjoe Key island off the western coast of Florida just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, September 10.

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    Sean Kilcarr | Editor in Chief

    Sean previously reported and commented on trends affecting the many different strata of the trucking industry. Also be sure to visit Sean's blog Trucks at Work where he offers analysis on a variety of different topics inside the trucking industry.

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