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Mexican trucking faces risk of 40% diesel shortfall, shipping group warns
Mexico’s trucking sector could face a severe diesel shortage, according to Roberto M. Meillón Covarrubias, head of the Mexican Association of Shipping Agents.
He said 40% of the diesel used by the sector comes from the United States, which may not sell the fuel to Mexico because it needs it itself.
Meillón linked the tighter supply to conflicts in the Middle East, which he said have reduced fuel supplies.
The shortage could disrupt road freight, especially for companies without their own equipment and fuel tanks.
He also warned that transport rates could rise to levels seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said marine diesel sold for ships is also low quality.
Companies with their own fuel storage may be better prepared, but no specific timeline or response was given.
Mexico’s trucking sector could face a diesel shortfall of 40%, the head of a shipping agents’ association warned.
Roberto M. Meillón Covarrubias said the shortage could cause a serious crisis in the country’s road freight industry.
He said 40% of the diesel consumed comes from the United States, which he expected would not sell the fuel.
He warned that companies without their own equipment and tanks would be especially exposed.
He also said transport prices could rise to levels seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Who
- Roberto M. Meillón Covarrubias, president of the Mexican Association of Shipping Agents (Amanac).
- What
- He warned that a diesel shortfall could cause a crisis in Mexico’s trucking sector.
- When
- October 15, 2026. The warning was made at the XXX Annual Congress of Shipping Agents.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- He said supply had fallen amid conflicts in the Middle East and that the United States would not sell diesel needed by Mexico.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The supply of diesel decreased, according to Meillón Covarrubias.
At the XXX Annual Congress of Shipping Agents, Meillón Covarrubias warned of a possible diesel shortage and its effects on trucking.
- Potential diesel shortfall
- 40%
- Share of diesel consumed that comes from the United States
- 40%
- Association
- Mexican Association of Shipping Agents (Amanac)
- Warning speaker
- Roberto M. Meillón Covarrubias
What people are saying
We are going to have a diesel shortfall, and 40% of the diesel we consume comes from the United States and this country needs this energy and is not going to sell it to you. So we are going to have a 40% shortfall and that is going to cause a crisis.
Those who are not prepared with their own equipment, tanks and so on, are going to have a problem in Mexico's road freight industry.