Logistics Weather

Weather causes 40% of road closures,

service suspensions, and speed restrictions

in public transportation.

Stay ahead of severe weather to keep your shipments moving safely and on time.

Weather causes 40% of road closures, service suspensions, and speed restrictions in public transportation.

Stay ahead of severe weather to keep your shipments moving safely and on time.

Logistics Weather challenges
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Struggling to Meet Delivery Deadlines?

When severe weather threatens your delivery schedule, you need to quickly assess transportation risks and adjust production, reroute shipments, or reschedule deliveries.

Available solutions

Weathernews Scheduling Solutions

Get early warning of transportation disruptions so you can adjust plans and coordinate with shippers and carriers before problems hit.

Key Benefits

See transportation risks coming

Our transportation impact forecasting covers highways, railways, aviation, and ferries nationwide, updated every 3 hours for the next 72 hours, and every 12 hours up to 10 days ahead. (10-day forecasts cover highways only.) This gives you time to adjust production schedules, coordinate with carriers, and arrange alternative delivery dates before weather disrupts your operations.

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Worried About Drivers Getting Stranded?

Heavy snow can trap vehicles for hours, and strong winds can flip trucks. Stay ahead of dangerous conditions with early warnings that help drivers prepare safety equipment, plan alternative routes, or delay trips entirely.

Available solutions

Weathernews Driver Safety Solutions

Alert drivers to dangerous wind and snow conditions before they hit the road, with time to take safety precautions or find alternate routes.

Key Benefits

Real-time alerts keep drivers safe

Drivers get push notifications about dangerous winds that could cause rollovers and heavy snow that could leave them stranded. With advance warning, they can delay trips, take extra safety equipment, or choose safer alternate routes.

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Driver safety concerns
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Want to Reduce Trucking Costs and Emissions?

Rail freight and ferries can solve driver shortages and cut CO2 emissions, but they're more vulnerable to weather delays. Understanding weather risks for each transport mode helps you plan successful modal shifts.

Available solutions

Weathernews Modal Shift Solutions

Compare weather risks across transport modes to make smarter shipping decisions that reduce costs, cut emissions, and solve driver shortages.

Key Benefits

Smart transport mode decisions

Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 requires shifting from trucks to rail and sea transport, but these modes are more weather-sensitive. By understanding weather risks for each option ahead of time, you can arrange backup transportation and successfully implement greener shipping strategies.

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Modal shift concerns
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Need to Protect Facilities from Flooding?

When floods threaten your warehouses and distribution centers, you need time to install flood barriers, move inventory to higher ground, and decide whether employees should come to work or go home early.

Available solutions

Weathernews Facility Protection Solutions

Get early flood warnings so you can protect your facilities and make smart decisions about employee safety before severe weather hits.

Key Benefits

Flood protection planning made simple

When typhoons approach, heavy rain often causes rivers to overflow and flood surrounding areas. Our forecasting and monitoring systems show you exactly which facilities are at risk, giving you the information you need to decide when to implement flood protection, shut down operations, or send employees home safely. *More details about facility protection can be found on our Facility & Plant page.

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