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MajorGas shortages struck The coast is earlier this year after a ransomware attack hit the company that exploits a 5,000-mile oil pipeline along the coast. The pipeline was arrested, causing faults at certain stations and followingPurchase of panic This resulted in an even worse scarcity, and more serious, shortages. Now, almost two months later, some states face gas failures for a different reason - and it's not just the east coast this time.

According to CNN, many people will soon cross some of theHighest price for gas that the country has seen in almost seven years. The national average price for aGALLON OF REGULAR GAS Is currently $ 3.12, by AAA, which is the highest, since October 2014. But high prices can be the least of your concerns.Tom Kloza, Global Manager of the Energy Analysis of the Oil Price Information Service following AAA's prices, CNN told CNN that the price increases are the result of a growing demand for gas Combined with a shortage of tanker drivers, which could leave certain areas without fuel. . "Previously, it was a reflection afterwards for the owners of the station to plan truck deliveries. Now it's the work # 1," said Kloza CNN.

A shortage of drivers affects all sectors of the trucking industry, but drivers need special qualifications to operate tankers, which makes the scarcity of this sector even worse. According toNational reservoir truck carriers (NTTC), about 20 to 25% of tanker trucks are sitting vacant because there is no one to drive them. At that time in 2019, only 10% of tanker trucks were vacant due to a lack of pilots.

"We are dealing with a shortage of drivers for a while, but the pandemic took this question and metastasize it"Ryan StreblowExecutive Vice President of NTTC, "said CNN. "It certainly has increased exponentially."

The gas shortages can only worsen when the holiday weekend takes place: AAA estimates that more than 43.6 million people in the United States will travel through the fourth July weekend. And Kloza says that the growing demand for gas in July as a people continued to hit the roads they avoided because of the pandemic will need approximately 2,500 to 3,000 more deliveries. "There is just not drivers to do it," he warned.

Kloza andPatrick DehaanThe spokesperson for the Gasbuddy Follow-up application, told CNN that failures have already been reported in several states across the country due to the shortage of the truck driver. "There is nogas shortage But there will be and increases prices on the fourth of the July weekend. But my real concern is with the thousands of fuel deliveries needed a day and the lack of drivers, "said DehaanUnited States today.

The expert stated that gas failures could continue over the next four to six weeks because the demand has not yet reached its peak. Read it to find out if your condition already sees gas stations without supply.

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Kloza told NBC News that northern California notes one of theMore pilot shortagesWhich means that it could take up to three to four days for the resorts of the region to replenish the gas when they used to get a delivery of the same day just a few months.

As a result, the state also currently has the highest gas prices at USA at $ 4.28 per gallon, AAA reports.

Colorado also finds gas failures by Kloza and prices are up to $ 3.42 per gallon. According toDenver PostSome failures haveRecently stocked stations In the south of Colorado and some parts of Denver.

Gasoline prices are not just up the Idaho, they climbed up to $ 3.44 per gallon. "Based on what we see,pump price are not likely to culminate until Mairal until July ", spokesperson AAA IdahoMatthew Condesay itIndependentin mid-June.

"It could bedifficult to find gas [This weekend], "News of the eyewitnesses of Idaho 3 reported this week." A shortage of tanker truck drivers, as well as overvoltage of displacements related to the pandemic, causes a bottleneck of the supply chain. "

Dehaan said faults recently reported to Indianapolis, Indiana, in particular. Bloomberg spoke withGary Langston, president of Indiana Motor Truck Association and reported that "hundreds ofFuel camps are idling Through the state, no one to drive them, including 150 in a fleet. In Indiana, a gallon of gas is now $ 3.10.

Recently, many Eastern Eastern Casey General Stores were without gasoline and Dehaan indicates that the trend could continue. "SomeGas stations in the Great Lakesand Midwest, in fact, examine such a challenge on the part of such a challenge of up to $ 15,000 of connection bonuses for oil truck drivers, "said Dehaan at a local ABC press station . But he says that gas prices are not enormously there. , currently at $ 2.96, a gallon.

"The reopening of the economy, the Americans come out and aboutThe demand for gasoline is collapsing Faster than the supply can follow, "then declared Dehaan to Iowa, Newsradio 1040, citing faults in the central region of the state.

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Dehaan also stated that failures have recently been reported in Columbus, Ohio. But again, it's not due to a lack of gas - it's a lack of pilots that can deliver it.

"There is a lot of gas in the state of Ohio, so there is no reason to remedy gasoline"Alex Boehnke, spokesperson for the Ohio Council of retail merchants, told Bloomberg. "If your local service station has arrested pumps, I would simply recommend going down a little in the street to provide you with the fuel you need to go to the weekend." The gas will cost you about $ 3.06 per gallon right now in the buckeye state.

According to AAA, the state of Washington currently has the third US gasoline prize at $ 3.76 per gallon.

"There is a lot of gas in the United States, but what we see in some of these markets is bagged pumps, because with this shortage of drivers, fuel deliveries are delayed,"Jeanette McGee, Director of Communication at Auto Club AAA, told Bloomberg. "What we do not want to arrive, this holiday is for someone to see a bagpled pump and start panicking."

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