Statistics Show Impact of Polar Vortex on Logistics Shipments

Midwestern states are thawing out this week from multiple days of brutal cold that closed schools and businesses and delayed parcel deliveries as residents huddled against the dreaded polar vortex.

The weather threw frozen wrenches into the works of major supply chain players, canceling U.S. Postal Service mail deliveries around Chicago and Cincinnati, closing Amazon.com Inc.’s Chicago-area delivery stations, and prompting FedEx Corp. to warn customers of potential delivery delays, according to published reports.

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