"Thank you for your service to me" -- St. Volodymyr of the Comedy Club
Posted on 05/26/2022 10:53:28 PM PDT by citizen
Do you know what DEF fluid is? It's Diesel Exhaust Fluid. Every Diesel truck that has been made since 2010 is required to use it. It's a product made of 67% Urea fertilizer and 33% distilled water. Every diesel truck you see driving down the road today has to have this product to drive. The engines won't start without it. There are regulators inside the engine that mix DEF with the Diesel to reduce Diesel emissions. That's the purpose of DEF.
Right now, Russia is the largest exporter of Urea by a wide margin. Qatar is second. Egypt and China are Tied for 3rd. Both Russia and China have decided to no longer export Urea. On top of that, India is the largest manufacturer of Urea in the world even though they consume most of what they make. What little they would export..........they no longer do. They are now stopping the exportation of any and all Urea minus a deal they just cut with Sri Lanka.
What does this mean for you and me? Well, first, the United States imports most of it's Urea fertilizer. We are the third largest importer in the entire world. We depend on other countries to eat, drive and ship our products.
Secondly... Flying J is the largest Service provider for Truckers around the Unites States. I'm sure you've seen their massive gas stations when traveling around the country. Flying J gets 70% of their DEF fluid from shipments via Union Pacific railroad. UP has single user access to the Fertilizer plants that Urea/DEF fluid comes from. No other rail provider has access to these distribution points. This means Flying J can't just go around Union Pacific. Union Pacific is in charge....for a reason I'm gonna mention in a few paragraphs.
Flying J provides 30% of all DEF consumed in the United States. UP has told Flying J to reduce their shipments by a whopping 50%. And if they do not comply then they will be completely embargoed. That would in effect bankrupt FJ. This means that 15% of all DEF consumed by truckers in the US is no longer available at the largest travel service center for the entire trucking industry.
Rome rotted from the inside out. It was easily invaded because it was occupied with internal problems. It appears we have discovered the Trigger. DEF fluid. If this holds up, DEF shortages will be the catalyst that causes food shortages in the coming months. Not only is there a shortage of fertilizer to grow crops in drought-stricken states (See Kansas' drop in wheat production for 2022)....but....now it looks like, unless the Federal Government intervenes via the Defense Production Act, ...which I am no longer confident they will....there is gonna be an absolute massive shortage of trucking in the coming months.
There simply isn't going to be DEF fluid sufficient to keep the engines running and moving. Home Depot is now limiting the amount of DEF you can buy in their stores. I would think long and hard about the decisions you are making right now. Where you live. What you spend money on. How you prepare. This is so real that the CEO of Flying J, Shameek Konar was summoned to a Surface Transportation Board hearing to give them all this info. From what I'm reading....Blackrock is the majority shareholder of Union Pacific railroad. How is that important? Americas biggest fertilizer producer is CF Industries. Their largest shareholder is Blackrock.
Blackrock controls the fertilizer industry in the U.S.. Union Pacific has exclusive rights to distribution points of fertilizer. Urea is fertilizer. Flying J needs Urea/DEF. Blackrock is controlling everything.
The Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute is Tom Donilon, President Obama’s former National Security Advisor. Tom Donilon’s brother, Mike Donilon is a Senior Advisor to Joe Biden. Tom Donilon’s wife, Catherine Russell, is the White House Personnel Director. Tom Donilon’s daughter, Sarah Donilon, who graduated college in 2019, now works on the White House National Security Council.
It appears Blackrock is spearheading the dismantling of the US system on behalf of the Globalists. And the first domino they are pushing over is the energy sector. They are using DEF to get the party started. This is one sector of the biggest downfalls in political repercussions this country has ever faced…
I’m reading this usage is more prevalent in Euro trucking?
Used here in the US. The truck I’m driving has a 10gallon tank of it.
DEF fluid? Is that like VIN number and ATM machine?
Not true. Truck ECM's can be programmed to run without it. It just isn't legal to do so.
If there really is a shortage, Russia/Putin gets all the blame. BlackRock, Union Pacific and any domestic firm aiding the shortages will get a pass.
Interesting. I wonder how many trucking firms & drivers would run the risk. Illegal and would no doubt void warranties & insurance, etc.
"Thank you for your service to me" -- St. Volodymyr of the Comedy Club
I’ll be interested to read additional comments and info, as this is this is the first I’ve heard of this aspect of diesel trucking.
FYI ping.
Most farmers with a diesel pick up. Popular in farm country, where the cultivating equipment runs on diesel, too.
The engine computer programming allows only 5mph, if there is no DEF in the tank, but it CAN be diddled with.
Biden's people are REALLY itching to start a revolution. No food will do it.
Egads! Farming equipment, too. Yep, the globalists really do want to starve us all.
Buy Tesla stock?
Tesla is supposed to be releasing their semi in 2023.
It will be tens of thousands of dollars more than other semis, but the fuel savings alone should pay for the difference in a very short time.
I don’t see a limit imposed by Home Depot. I just put 10 in my cart and it was allowed.
They would just need to change the regulation. They actually did that temporarily last year when replacements for failing NOX sensors were impossible to get. The SCR system on diesel trucks just squirts DEF into the exhaust as it goes up the stack. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the engine performs. The EPA mandates that trucks derate when the SCR system isn’t functioning correctly because they are assuming that no one would bother to fix it otherwise.
those trucks will not replace long haul trucks.
and second thing is how much will those batteries weigh?
100 gallons of diesel will move a rig 600-800 miles roughly, and doesn’t weigh that much compared to the batteries needed for the same range. not to mention the space needed.
Well, maybe they’ll do what they gotta do. Either that or lots of people starve.
The total solids in urine are on average 59 g per person [per day]. Urea is the largest constituent of the solids, constituting more than 50% of the total.
-Wikipedia
Regards,
So if all new trucks since 2010 are required to use the DEF, how many older trucks can be pressed back into service to take up the slack?
It’s time to go to the nearest collection center and pee for the good of all.
And yes, that could be coming, apparently, if we wish to avoid the DEF shortage.
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