The transport industry is warning of a potential crisis that could stall the nation's diesel trucking fleet, as a key chemical used to remove pollution from their exhausts is running out.
Diesel trucks and the people who drive them are often described as the lifeblood of Australia — almost everything we buy in this country spends some time on the road.The National Road Transport Association says China has stopped exporting urea, which is used to make AdBlueNow, the transport industry is warning of a potential crisis that could see the nation's diesel trucks grind to a halt.
"So what they've said is that they do not want to export any urea to try and keep the price of local fertiliser down. He warned if Australia did not come up with a new supply of urea, and therefore AdBlue, a crisis loomed. "I had a member call the other day. They've got 250 prime movers. So they're a big organisation, a lot of their fuel they buy in bulk — they are basically out of AdBlue next week," he said."If this is not solved by then, then we have a major problem.""So you're not got anything getting delivered to supermarkets, you've got power not being generated," he said.
David Smith runs a family trucking business in South Australia. He's also the chair of the Australian Trucking Association. "But the shortage is here and it is only a matter of time. Unless we can source some extra urea to make the product, it is going to have a direct impact.
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