Some of the country’s largest suppliers see widespread summer fuel shortage unlikely amid tight tank driver supply and booming demand

May 6, 2021

A tidal wave of demand could be headed to a trucking segment that’s the least capable of absorbing it.

A summer travel season that’s expected to be defined by “revenge vacations” – people hitting the highways en masse following nearly a year stuck at home under pandemic restrictions – is expected to bring with it a surging demand for fuel, yet liquid bulk haulers already have more to haul than drivers to pull it.

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