Скачать или смотреть The Diesel Trap: The $7 Trillion Logistics Collapse Nobody is Reporting

The $7 trillion logistics backbone of the United States is operating on a 21-day fuse.
In this analysis, we examine the "Kinetic Buffer"—the invisible cushion of time that keeps grocery shelves full and utility grids running. While the headlines of 2025 focused on temporary interventions, the physical reality of 2026 shows a systemic depletion of our most critical resource: Distillate Fuel Oil.
From the silent refineries on the East Coast to the "Ghost Fleets" of the American Midwest, the mechanics of the diesel trap are now in their final stages. Understand the math before the momentum stops.



REFERENCE & SOURCES
I. Inventory & Strategic Reserves:
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Weekly Distillate Stocks Report (Inventory vs. 5-Year Average).
https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/...
Department of Energy (DOE): Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Inventory Levels.
https://www.energy.gov/ceser/spr-stor...
International Energy Agency (IEA): Global Middle Distillate Market Analysis.
https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-marke...
II. Logistics & Infrastructure:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS): U.S. Freight Logistics Revenue and Debt Data.
https://www.bts.gov/


American Trucking Associations (ATA): Industry Economic Reports and Fleet Delinquency Trends.
https://www.trucking.org/economics-an...


U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT): National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP).
https://www.transportation.gov/freight


III. Historical Case Study:
BBC News Archive: "The UK Fuel Crisis of 2000: 4 Days to Chaos" (Original Coverage).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/92...