CNN BUSINESS | Coming this summer: Gas stations running out of gas
New York (CNN Business) – Millions of people stuck at home for more than a year are expected to
hit the road for much-needed post-pandemic vacations this summer. Good luck
finding gas.
Not that there’s a looming shortage of crude oil or gasoline. Rather, it’s the
tanker truck drivers needed to deliver the gas to stations who are in short
supply.
According to the National Tank Truck Carriers, the industry’s trade group,
somewhere between 20% to 25% of tank trucks in the fleet are parked heading
into this summer due to a paucityof qualified drivers. At this
point in 2019, only 10% of trucks were sitting idle for that reason. —read
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