How Weather affects Travel on Interstates and Major Metro Areas

 

There are approximately 5,760,00 car crashes each year, and 22% of these crashes are weather related (1,259,000). A majority of these crashes happen during rainfall (46%) or wet pavement(73 %). Snow storms also cause crashes, resulting in 17% of vehicle crashes. Icy roads cause 13% of accidents, and snowy or slushy roads cause 14%. Finally, 3% of accidents are due to fog.

 

On average, weather-related crashes are the cause of 16% of fatal crashes, 19% of crash related injuries, and 23% of property damage. Weather conditions can drastically reduce speed on freeways, and reduce the effectiveness of traffic signal timing plans. Heavy snow can decline speed from 5 to 40 percent.auto-transportsanfran

 

How Weather Impacts Productivity

 

Weather can be the result of high maintenance costs from traffic management agencies, winter road agencies, emergency management agencies, law enforcement agencies, and commercial vehicle operators(CVOs).

 

DOT maintenance budgets are 20% due to winter road maintenance. Local and state agencies spend over 2.3 billion dollars annually on snow and ice control.

Truck companies annually lose 32.6 billion hours of work from weather-related congestion. 12%of delay in vehicle hours is due to weather in the top 20 cities with the highest volume of truck traffic. The annual cost of truck related delays are 2.2 to 3.6 billion dollars.


What causes delays in my auto shipping?

 

Ever wonder how the weather and accidents on far-off interstates affect you? When we are shipping cars, we are aware of these facts and ensure that you are kept aware of the status on your car delivery. By being aware of weather conditions, you can cut costs annually. Planning ahead allows you to give more time for your vehicle during tough weather conditions, or to take an alternate route. Being mindful of the weather allows for more stress-free, safer driving conditions.

 

When you read about these things, remember that for logistics companies like us, we always have to be mindful of the road conditions affecting the hundreds of cars we are shipping on any given day!