A major disruption in truck travel would immediately impact seven major industries, and would bring America to its knees within days due in part to “Just-In-Time” manufacturing, zero-inventory, and the fact that our modern way of life is entirely dependent upon unimpeded distribution chains.  Fights break out at pumps as $50 gas rationing spreads across America: Biden administration begs people NOT to panic buy as more than 1,000 gas stations run dry and prices top $3 amid Russia's Colonial Pipeline hack Ransomware attack on key Colonial Pipeline is spurring a fuel crisis across the Southeast Brawl broke out at a Marathon station on the outskirts of Raleigh as frustrations boiled over on Tuesday In metro Atlanta, nearly 60% of all gas stations are dry, and 24.8% of all stations in North Carolina are dry Parker's gas chain in Georgia and South Carolina is limiting customers to $50 worth of gas each The Biden administration is urging motorists not to deepen the crisis with unnecessary panic buying The national average price of gas now exceeds $3 for the first time since 2014   Colonial, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia, has not yet said whether it will pay off the hackers  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday denied any involvement with the attack Summer travel plans for millions could be thrown into chaos by gas shortages after tanker drivers abandoning their jobs to become Amazon delivery guys during pandemic Summer travel for millions of Americans could be interrupted by gas shortages  Some states have already reported outages, including Florida, Arizona, Missouri and Nevada; Florida's shortages were reported during Spring Break The National Tank Truck Carriers said between 20% to 25% of tank trucks have been parked because there aren't enough qualified drivers A lack of truck drivers doesn't just cause a gas shortage; it also causes hardship for those convenience stores connected to gas stations Jeff Lenard, spokesman at the National Association of Convenience Stores, said: 'People aren't going to stop in for a sandwich if you don't have fuel'