Rail crisis might bring fuel shortages this year
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Union Pacific is demanding that Pilot Flying J reduce its shipments of diesel exhaust and ethanol, or face embargoes on future shipments. UP claims they're making this mandate because their railways are too congested, but it smells like fuckery is afoot. Whatever the case, we've got yet another link in the supply chain breaking soon. To put some context on it, Pilot's CEO estimates the shortage will reduce overall trucking capacity by 10% nationwide.
UP also is preventing the shipment of nitrogen fertilizers https://archive.ph/0NVrx
Perfect timing.
Never thought I'd live through a self-imposed economic collapse. Completely bonkers
Yeah. Worth pointing out that ethanol is bullshit and diesel exhaust is a product that we mandate but don't need. Both these fuel sources are being shorted and we can completely live without either.
UP is a shit show, and pretty fucked because they cut their internal guys down beyond where they should have and can't run the trains they need to.