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Freight Delays Due to Hurricane Ida

August 30, 2021
Weather Alert

Hurricane Ida is a dangerous tropical storm that has hit the Mississippi coast. It is headed northeast, affecting Alabama and Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. Due to the severity of the storm and the need for people to evacuate the area, shipping for all modes in the area will be affected.

eShipping LTL and TL Shipments

The eShipping operations teams for all modes are monitoring any shipments that may be impacted by Hurricane Ida. The eShipping team will notify customers with any shipment delays due to the storm. We anticipate continued power outages in the path of the storm that already has (or will) impact shippers and receivers. Below is a sampling of notifications from various carriers. If you have any questions regarding any specific shipments, please contact your eShipping account manager or the Client Care team at [email protected].

AVERITT EXPRESS

Due to extreme weather and mandatory evacuations along the Gulf Coast, we are taking operational precautions for the safety of our personnel and customers. We will continue to monitor the path of Hurricane Ida and provide updates on facility closings and service suspensions in impacted areas and areas of potential impact.

In preparation for Hurricane Ida, the following facilities will be closing on Mon, Aug 30, 2021:

  • Alabama

    • Mobile: OPEN, with limited service
      Due to flooding in areas to the west of Mobile, there will be no pickup and delivery service to any areas in Mississippi serviced by the Mobile service center on Monday, Aug 30.

  • Louisiana

    • Baton Rouge: CLOSED

    • New Orleans: CLOSED

  • Mississippi

    • Jackson, MS service center and warehouse: CLOSED

    • Meridian: OPEN, with limited service
      Due to flooding in the area, there will be very limited pickup and delivery service in the Meridian service area on Monday, Aug 30.

In preparation for Hurricane Ida, the following facilities will be closing on Mon, Aug 30, 2021:

  • Louisiana

    • Baton Rouge: CLOSED

    • New Orleans: CLOSED

  • Mississippi

    • Jackson, MS: CLOSED

For the most current weather-related updates within our network, please visit our weather updates page on AverittExpress.com.

ESTES EXPRESS LINES

Due to Hurricane Ida, the following terminals will be either closed or limited in status for today:

Closed:

  • JAM-075

  • HAM-085

Limited:

  • AXL-057

  • MOB-109

  • TPM-167

PORT OF NEW ORLEANS

  • New Orleans Terminal and Ports America for containerized operations will be CLOSED Monday, August 30, 2021.

  • Empire, Coastal Cargo, Gulf Stream Marine and Ports America for breakbulk operations will be CLOSED Monday, August 30, 2021.

SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES

Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday along the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi as a major category 4 storm. The storm system brought damaging winds and flooding, prompting mandatory evacuations, road and customer closures across multiple service territories. Forecasts suggest tropical storm/depression conditions to continue throughout the remainder of day as the storm moves North/North East. As a result, the zip codes tied to the following service center areas are embargoed:

Service Center Areas Embargoed:

  • Jackson, MS (JCK) – New

  • New Orleans, LA (NRL)

  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)

  • Lafayette, LA (LAF)

  • Mobile, AL (MOB)

  • Orange, TX (OTX)

Please continue to check our website for updates at the link below.

Weather Alert/Map: http://www.sefl.com/seflWebsite/new/weatherMap.jsp