Winter 2025 Forecast: Preparing Fleets for Another Harsh Season
As we move into the cold season, fleet operators need to heed the winter 2025 forecast seriously. Experts are flagging a higher risk of early-season cold snaps—driven in part by a weakening polar vortex—that could dramatically impact trucking operations. sgibinc.com Combined with ongoing supply chain pressures and extreme weather volatility, the stakes for winter readiness have never been higher. In this blog, we'll walk through the key risks trucking fleets are likely to face, and provide a proactive playbook for making it through the winter safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption. 1. What the Winter 2025 Forecast Looks Like Polar Vortex Risks : Meteorologists are warning that a weakening polar vortex (linked to stratospheric warming) could drive unusually early and intense Arctic air southward. sgibinc.com This could mean rapid drops in temperature, black-ice formation, and sudden hazardous road conditions just as freigh...