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Western truckers fuming over diesel shortage
A shortage of diesel fuel is stalling truckers in Western Canada, where some fill-up stations are rationing the amount they will sell and others are completely dry.
16/10/2008 2:35:24 PM
Some commerical Esso stations in Calgary ran out of diesel this spring. (CBC)
Some commerical Esso stations in Calgary ran out of diesel this spring. (CBC)
CBC News
Every Petro Canada card-lock station in Manitoba was emptied of diesel fuel Thursday afternoon except one in Portage la Prairie, where the fuel was said to be running low.
Geraldine Eberhardt, a truck driver who was able to fill up in Regina, told CBC News on Wednesday that limits are in place at some pumps in that province.
"If it is rationed, they come out and they talk to us right away, [saying:] 'You know you can only put so much in,' " Eberhardt said. "It's all you can do until you get to the next truck stop."
Daily allocations have also been imposed at card-lock locations in Saskatchewan and Alberta, with pumps shutting off automatically when they reach 250 litres.
The lack of diesel has been linked to breakdowns at refineries in Alberta.
Sneh Seetal, a spokeswoman for Petro-Canada, told CBC News that supplies are running low nationwide, but the impact has been felt most on the Prairies.
"Primarily in the industrial sector in Alberta," Seetal said from Calgary on Wednesday. "With the demand growth within Alberta we are seeing this situation in Western Canada."
Bob Dolyniuk, general manager of the Manitoba Trucking Association, said the widespread shortages will have an effect on truckers across the West.
"Certainly [it's] going to impact the bottom line of companies and certainly independent truckers, so there is a concern there," he said.
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