Idled Trucks Imperil Fuel Demand as China Widens Covid Battle

(Bloomberg) — China’s trucking fleet has been caught up in the nation’s push for “zero Covid,” further threatening oil demand as supply chains snarl.

Drivers are being held up in a web of quarantine controls that’s led to long queues and disruption to deliveries, with the volume of road freight hauled across provinces from Jiangsu to Guangdong declining in March from a year earlier. Trucks play an essential role in commercial transport and prolonged curbs will crimp diesel consumption and weigh on China’s oil demand.