Logistics groups ready to help during potentially busy hurricane season

Logistics groups ready to help during potentially busy hurricane season
Nonprofits ready to work together before, during and after storms
Trucker dodging downed trees and debris near Lake Charles, Louisiana in August 2020. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Hurricane season officially starts June 1, but trucking and logistics groups are already making calls and posting on social media to make sure they’re ready to respond efficiently to any impacted areas.
Boots on the ground
One organization hard at work is Trucks With Room To Spare, a nonprofit based in Kentucky that connects truckers with people who need help.
Even though it’s only early April, CEO and veteran truck driver Shelli Conaway has been ramping up her recruiting process. She’s trying to get more drivers to potentially volunteer their time and trucking capacity. Conaway is also looking for more sponsors to help with donations that are used to pay volunteer drivers for fuel and other expenses. She’s spending countless hours on her cell phone, checking emails and posting on Facebook.

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