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Absolutely they do, but with the pipeline down its a volume and distance issue. Normally the pipeline would pump huge amounts of fuel around to various distrib
by Arrath 6y ago
Absolutely they do, but with the pipeline down its a volume and distance issue.
Normally the pipeline would pump huge amounts of fuel around to various distribution centers where trucks and tankers would then haul it the last leg to e.g. gas stations and other end users. Now there will be far fewer distribution centers to pick up the load from, and much longer distances to drive to deliver the product.
Naturally a pipeline has much greater capacity than a string of trucks, not to mention the impacts on traffic and safety concerns that go with pushing the truck drivers that far. The limited number of distribution points with the pipeline offline will probably have a logistical impact as well since there will be an imbalance re: how many trucks are arriving to get filled up.