Italy Ran Out of Fuel in Days. Here's What Happened

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In mid-October 2026, truckers in southern Italy stopped driving over diesel prices and aid they say was never paid. Within days, about half of Eni's gas stations in Apulia ran dry, supermarket shelves emptied in Naples, and airports told airlines to refuel elsewhere. We explain who the truckers are, what they want, why "just in time" supply chains break so fast, what Salvini promised, and why Italy now faces a nationwide general strike on October 30. Plus: the American truckers' shutdown of 1974 that ended almost exactly the way Italian truckers want this one to end. Facts as of October 21, 2026.

Chapters:
0:00 Empty pumps
0:49 Who stopped, and why
2:05 How a strike becomes a shortage
3:19 The street joins in
4:21 The Milan meeting
5:09 October 30th: the general strike
6:13 America has seen this before
7:20 What comes next

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Some photos and clips show earlier trucker and farmer protests in other countries; each is labeled on screen with place and year.

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