Recent extreme weather across the country provided auto shops and tire dealers with an influx of customers, and that stream of business has continued as drivers encounter a sudden increase of potholes on roadways.

“This past weekend, Friday we had a couple cars dropped off, Saturday we had cars dropped off,” Stephen Crocco of Springfield Tire and Auto Service in Springfield, Massachusetts told Western Mass News. “Today alone I’ve had (five) cars towed in, all saying they hit something over the bridge.”

Indeed, the change in temperatures and melting ice on roads has caused potholes to pop up around the area. One driver recounted hitting a pothole on the south end bridge from Springfield to Agawam, and shortly thereafter seeing three other vehicles pulling off to the side in front of him and a couple of others being towed.

It’s not just Massachusetts that is experiencing problems with potholes: in Kansas City, Missouri, a pothole on a highway rendered over a dozen drivers unable to drive, according to Fox 4. Josh Buck, who operates a tow truck service, said that potholes have been the reason for most of his services for the past week.

Up in Chicago, Illinois, Wells Automotive Service Owner Frank Guske told ABC 7 that he’s seen drivers suffer some tremendous damage as a result of the potholes ravaging the roads.

“We've have a lot of bent rims, a lot of damaged tires, suspension damage, bent struts, broken steering knuckles,” described Guske.

Guske has suggested that drivers who hit a pothole should document the incident, take pictures, and share the info with an insurance company to see what can be done to help.