Diesel Exhaust Fluid Shortage Could Cripple Trucking

Combining green authoritarianism with reliance on our communist Chinese enemies has inevitably resulted in shortages. Now we are running out of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). This could have a crippling effect on the transportation required to keep civilization running.

From American Thinker:

DEF is an emissions control liquid required by the EPA in diesel engines manufactured after 2010 as an “aftertreatment technology” to reduce vehicle emissions. This additive is required for most modern diesel truck fleets. … Truckers are now reporting increasing DEF shortages around the nation.

It is easy for the EPA to declare mandates. Complying with them is more difficult, especially with the ChiComs cutting back on DEF production.

Guttman Energy provides details:

China is the number 1 manufacturer of DEF globally. Urea is the main component of DEF, but it’s primary use is fertilizer in farming. China’s increased demand for urea in farming caused it to cut production of DEF fluid.

The mandate for DEF began in 2010, so the average age of vehicles on the road utilizing the commodity is growing. The older vehicles are less efficient at burning fuel and therefore require more DEF. More and more vehicles that are lawfully required to use DEF continue to hit the market with no more manufacturing taking place in the DEF supply chain. In short, we have a growing demand and no new supply. …

All diesel-powered trucks since 2010 require DEF to run. If the trucks DEF tank runs empty, the truck will shut down and not run, meaning millions of commercial transportation trucks could be sidelined at the height of the trucking industry need.

As with inflation, energy shortages, possible food shortages, the open border, et cetera, the Biden Regime has no evident intention of addressing the growing crisis. Maybe the Transportation Secretary will get around to blaming it on Covid next time he takes a break from canoodling with his gay lover.

Human urine contains 2% urea. But getting it from our bladders into trucks while we still have a pot to piss in would be a challenge beyond Biden et al.’s capacity.

That’s what we get for becoming so dependent on the ChiComs. Talk about a yellow peril.

It is also what we get for letting bureauweenies piss away our economic future in the name of environmentalist ideology.

On a tip from Angel.

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