US rail problems moving fuel, additives could sideline 10% of nation’s trucking fleet: STB hearing

Widespread railroad service problems in the US could sideline 10% of the nation’s commercial trucking fleet because of fuel and additives supply disruptions, specifically for diesel exhaust fluid, renewable diesel and ethanol, executives said April 27 at a Surface Transportation Board hearing on urgent issues in the freight rail sector. Shameek Konar, CEO of Pilot Travel Centers, said railroad disruptions…