@DrBanneker
We're preparing to drastically cut back operations in the face of the diesel shortages looming. I've gotten warnings from Love's, Pilot and Ryder in regards to shortages starting to hit next week and going chronic into summer. What diesel can be sourced will be priced astronomically from my conversations with DOT and some folks out West.. I'm being told to expect 6.50 to 8 dollars a gallon for Diesel in the Southeast.
The implications this is going to have on the supply chain here cannot be overstated and it's criminal how the media is tip toeing around this as this WILL IGNITE further inflation towards goods and the shocks will be immediately felt when people go into the stores and see RAPIDLY DIMINISHING FOOD STOCKS THAT WILL EITHER TAKE LONGER TIMES TO BE RESTOCKED OR
NOT AT ALL.
I've also been told that major US food suppliers like Sysco, US Foods, etc..who have major contracts with the US Government have been instructed, mainly in regards to the DoD, to make their deliveries PRIORITY OVER ANY COMMERCIAL/OUTSIDEACCOUNTS. Please remember that this affects rail transport, ship and truck transport as almost all of this runs in part off Diesel fuel.
The regular folks here in the States are going to get a rude awakening at the supermarkets and at their favorite restaurants progressing through the rest of the year.