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10 September 2026

El Niño Winter Forecast: Freight Risks Fleets Can’t Ignore

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Source reporting: FreightWaves

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El Niño Winter Forecast: Freight Risks Fleets Can’t Ignore

El Niño winter forecast for freight: warmer doesn’t mean safer for fleets. DTN’s Ben Hershey breaks down what carriers should actually watch this winter: major snow events still possible, wetter western mountain routes, and why AI-driven crash risk forecasting is becoming an operational tool instead of just another weather map. If you move freight, this is the planning window that matters. #FreightWeather #ElNino #TruckingSafety The strongest El Niño pattern in years is underway, and fleets hauling freight across western mountain passes and the central U. S.

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