Australia’s is at risk of collapsing next month as a shortage of a Chinese-made chemical stops diesel trucks from even starting.
Half of Australia’s long-haul truck fleet has a diesel engine and without sufficient supplies of the environmental additive urea, essential transport is likely to be grounded.
A transport crisis could spark a new round of panic buying reminiscent of the run on toilet paper seen during the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
Diesel SUVs and utes would also be unable to move without the substance used to reduce the amount of pollutant nitric oxide going into the atmosphere.
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Australia’s supply chain is at risk of collapsing next month as a shortage of a Chinese-made chemical stops Mobile Diesel Repair in Las Vegas trucks from even starting (pictured is a Woolworths truck in Melbourne)
Diesel SUVs and utes would also be unable to move without the substance used to reduce the amount of pollutant nitric oxidex going into the atmosphere (pictured is a sign at Coles, Hornsby in Sydney’s north advising of stock shortages)
Australia’s top-selling vehicle the Ford Ranger is only available as a diesel, highlighting how many owners of utes and popular four-wheel drives could be stranded during this summer holiday season.
