{"id":25980820,"date":"2026-06-01T16:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheels2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=project&p=25980820"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:09:58","slug":"building-resilient-fleet-operations-for-the-2026-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/building-resilient-fleet-operations-for-the-2026-hurricane-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Resilient Fleet Operations for the 2026 Hurricane Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

For 2026, due to the potential of a \u201csuper El Nino\u201d in the Pacific, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting<\/a> a below-average Atlantic hurricane season, predicting 8 to 14 named storms, including 3 to 6 hurricanes and 1 to 3 major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher. NOAA currently places the likelihood of a below-normal season at 55%. But lower storm totals do not necessarily mean lower risk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, but today\u2019s storms are becoming less predictable, more intense, and faster to develop. Even in years forecast to be \u201cbelow normal,\u201d fleets cannot afford to let their guard down. As many organizations learned in recent seasons, it only takes one storm making landfall in the wrong place at the wrong time to create major operational disruptions, vehicle damage, and safety risks for drivers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Warmer ocean temperatures continue to fuel concerns about rapid intensification, where storms strengthen dramatically in a short period of time, reducing preparation windows for fleets and communities. Hurricanes are also producing heavier rainfall, greater inland flooding, and wider geographic impacts far beyond coastal evacuation zones. For fleet drivers, that means dangerous conditions can develop quickly and unpredictably, even hundreds of miles inland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Fleets operating in hurricane-prone regions, or even adjacent states, should review emergency response plans before storms begin forming.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Preparation does not mean panic. It means planning ahead.\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n

For individuals, hurricane readiness often focuses on evacuation routes and emergency supplies. For fleets, preparation must go further: monitoring weather conditions continuously, establishing communication protocols with drivers, identifying alternate routes, securing vehicles and facilities, and ensuring drivers understand when conditions are no longer safe to operate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Fleet Managers\u2019 Plan\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n

So, how do you plan in this environment? Some of the same rules still apply and some additional precautions address today\u2019s changing climate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n