Fuel shortages could occur at gas stations this summer due to tanker truck driver availability Share Updated: 6:02 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Bloomberg Millions of people stuck at home for more than a year are expected hit the road for much-needed post-pandemic vacations this summer. Good luck finding gas. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg/Getty) SOURCE: Bloomberg Share Updated: 6:02 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 By Chris Isidore, 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 ar
Travel plans for millions of Americans ready to hit the road for the summer could be interrupted by gas shortages due to the lack of tank truck drivers needed to transport fuel to gas stations.
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Experts say gas shortages are looming for vacation spots this summer.
This is because of a lack of tanker truck drivers in the market to deliver the fuel.
The pandemic prevented new drivers from training and encouraged others to retire when gas sales dwindled.
People planning vacations around the US this summer could be in for a nasty surprise. According to industry experts, gas shortages, especially in vacation hotspots, are looming because of a lack of tanker truck drivers to deliver fuel.
According to the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) – an industry group that advocates on behalf of tank truck companies and has over 200 companies on its books – nearly a quarter of the tanks on its fleet are sitting unused at the moment and waiting for drivers. CNN was first to report the news.
First Published: 1:26 PM PDT, April 28, 2021 We ve been dealing with a driver shortage for a while, but the pandemic took that issue and metastasized it, said Ryan Streblow, the executive vice president of the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), the industry’s trade group.
If you’re out of work or looking for a second hustle tanker truck drivers are needed to deliver the gas to stations who are are in short supply, according to a report. And, as summer nears and more road trips are being planned gas will be an essential commodity. We ve been dealing with a driver shortage for a while, but the pandemic took that issue and metastasized it, said Ryan Streblow, the executive vice president of the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), the industry’s trade group. It certainly has grown exponentially.