The E-Commerce Boom Offers a Lifeline for Oil
- Large truck use hits pre-pandemic levels in several countries
- Growth in e-commerce, inventory restocking boosts volumes
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Look across the street from your home-office window: chances are you will see a delivery van.
Trucks from Amazon.com Inc. and other e-commerce companies have become ubiquitous during the pandemic. In much of the industrialized world, an ever-growing number of vans, trucks, trains and ships are hauling everything from desks to smart phones as consumers turn to online shopping and companies re-stock their supply chains after months of disruption.