Scenes from Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts

Sept. 6, 2017

Trucks help with Hurricane Harvey relief

Following massive flooding generated by Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, in part due to the storm dumping over 50 inches of rain in some locations, U.S. military teams fanned out to conduct search and rescue operations while efforts to re-open vital Texas sea ports and truck in relief supplies shifted into high gear.

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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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