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A Timeline Showing the Deterioration of Major Industries Following a Truck Stoppage

The first 24 hours

• Delivery of medical supplies to the affected area will cease.

• Hospitals will run out of basic supplies such as syringes and catheters within hours. Radiopharmaceuticals will deteriorate and become unusable.

• Service stations will begin to run out of fuel.

• Manufacturers using just-in-time manufacturing will develop component shortages.

• U.S. mail and other package delivery will cease.

Within one day

• Food shortages will begin to develop.

• Automobile fuel availability and delivery will dwindle, leading to skyrocketing prices and long lines at the gas pumps.

• Without manufacturing components and trucks for product delivery,

assembly lines will shut down, putting thousands out of work.

Within two to three days

• Food shortages will escalate, especially in the face of hoarding and consumer panic.

• Supplies of essentials—such as bottled water, powdered milk, and

canned meat—at major retailers will disappear.

• ATMs will run out of cash and banks will be unable to process

transactions.

• Service stations will completely run out of fuel for autos and trucks.

• Garbage will start piling up in urban and suburban areas.

• Container ships will sit idle in ports and rail transport will be disrupted, eventually coming to a standstill.

Within a week

• Automobile travel will cease due to the lack of fuel. Without autos and busses, many people will not be able to get to work, shop for groceries, or access medical care.

• Hospitals will begin to exhaust oxygen supplies.

Within two weeks

• The nation’s clean water supply will begin to run dry.

Within four weeks

• The nation will exhaust its clean water supply and water will be safe for drinking only after boiling. As a result gastrointestinal illnesses will increase, further taxing an already weakened health care system.

This timeline presents only the primary effects of a freeze on truck travel. Secondary effects must be considered as well, such as inability to maintain telecommunications service, reduced law enforcement, increased crime, increased illness and injury, higher death rates, and likely, civil unrest.

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scary stuff, hope it never happens

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In Maine, the state police, I think all the county sheriffs offices and nearly all, except the larger cities municipal police departments rely on the same retail sources of fuel as the public. When working a shift in a large zone I can easily use two tanks of fuel in one shift. I have no knowledge of any LE agency that has a plan B for fuel sources. No fuel no police response. I fear that will be the same outcome for fire and ambulance.

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holy crap, you guys here about this push for a trucker shut down oct 11-13th? Seems to be picking up momentum, the page pushing it has picked up 77,000 likes and quite a few truckers are showing their support

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