NEW YORK (CNN) 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 paucity of qualified drivers. At this point in 2019, only 10% of trucks were sitting idle for that reason.
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
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.
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