09/17/2026
The strongest El Niño pattern in years is underway, and fleets hauling freight across western mountain passes and the central U.S. should prepare for a wetter, more volatile winter season. DTN's own Ben Hershey, transportation & logistics product manager, breaks down the outlook and risk for the winter season ahead.
Plus a closer look at our patent-pending Crash Risk Index, which blends historical crash records, traffic, and weather forecasts to project route hazards up to 72 hours out at hyperlocal resolution of a few miles.
H/T FreightWaves
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: