Weather News Updates

As winter approaches — and with some parts of the country already being subjected to an early taste of seasonal traffic problems — carrier executives and drivers have said experienced people behind the wheels of the tractor-trailers are the best defense against the hazards caused by the weather.

At Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. in Birmingham, Ala., Chris Cooper, grandson of the founder, has been running the firm from the cab of his pickup truck since one of the most powerful tornadoes on record devastated Tuscaloosa April 27 before reaching Boyd’s office about 55 miles away.