Still, the effects on the supply chain—and the retail store shelves that depend on them—are yet to be determined. Snowstorms happen every year, and the freight industry has a playbook. “For people in the supply chain, this is just another Tuesday.”On the other hand, the places where this storm is happening, and its breadth, pose an extra challenge. Next week, as everyone digs or thaws out of whatever the storm has wrought, freight prices will likely spike, says Caplice, as freight companies try to get the supply chain chugging again. This year, uncertainty in the freight industry around tariffs and immigration is a much bigger deal, he says.