{"id":74933,"date":"2026-04-11T01:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/soaring-fuel-prices-squeeze-chinas-frugal-truckers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:48:46","slug":"soaring-fuel-prices-squeeze-chinas-frugal-truckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/soaring-fuel-prices-squeeze-chinas-frugal-truckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaring Fuel Prices Squeeze China\u2019s Frugal Truckers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"site-content\">\n<div>\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">new video loaded: <!-- -->Soaring Fuel Prices Squeeze China\u2019s Frugal Truckers<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<div class=\"css-1g7y0i5 e1drnplw0\"><button tabindex=\"100\" class=\"css-1rtlxy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"close\"><svg width=\"60\" height=\"60\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"30\" cy=\"30\" r=\"30\" fill=\"white\" fill-opacity=\"0.9\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M38.4844 20.1006L39.8986 21.5148L21.5138 39.8996L20.0996 38.4854L38.4844 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5156 20.1006L20.1014 21.5148L38.4862 39.8996L39.9004 38.4854L21.5156 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-18ow4sz e1drnplw2\">\n<div aria-labelledby=\"modal-title\" role=\"region\">\n<header class=\"css-1bzlfz\">\n<p>transcript<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"css-1igvuto\"><span>Back<\/span><\/button><\/header>\n<div class=\"css-uzyn7p\">\n<div class=\"css-1vxywau\">\n<p class=\"css-1nng8z9\">transcript<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-8p0vwh\">Soaring Fuel Prices Squeeze China\u2019s Frugal Truckers<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"css-qsd3hm\">Many long-haul truckers in China have a tight budget and live frugally on the road, sleeping and cooking in their vehicles. Now, the pain at the pump is forcing some drivers to rethink their lives.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<dl class=\"css-p98d0w\">\n<dt class=\"css-xx7kwh\"\/>\n<dd class=\"css-4gvq6l\">\n<p class=\"css-8hvvyd\">Truck drivers in China have been nervously watching diesel prices as they keep climbing. Since the war in Iran started, fuel prices have jumped around 26 percent, hitting about $4.60 per gallon. So drivers have been scrambling to fill up, especially China\u2019s 38 million long-haul truckers. Many of them have a tight budget and live frugally on the road. Now the pain at the pump is forcing some drivers to rethink their lives. Zhuang Wenxi has been driving this truck for over five years, delivering everything from fresh vegetables to heavy industrial machinery. The life of a long-haul trucker can be grueling. Zhuang said he spends about 18 hours a day driving, Before becoming a trucker, he was a street vendor selling fruits and vegetables. Zhuang said the career change was a good move in the early years. But getting a big paying delivery gig has become harder as the industry moved to truck-hailing apps, where shippers set the freight rate and the delivery time. Zhuang said he was paid about $1,700 for a recent delivery that took a week. But as an independent contractor, he covers his own expenses, including fuel, maintenance and insurance. So in order to send home as much money as possible, he trims other costs on the road. So Zhuang converted the back seat into a sleeping area with blankets. This saves him about $14 a night on a hotel room. He also turned the cabin into a kitchen to cook his own meals. He has a custom water tank for washing himself, the dishes and clothes. Tolls on the expressway are one of the biggest expenses for truckers. Zhuang said, depending on the route, he spends anywhere from $500 to more than $1,400 a month on tolls. So he often takes the smaller back roads. Now with the surge in fuel prices, it costs Zhuang more than $580 to fill the tank, quickly shrinking his take-home pay. He said some of his friends are thinking about quitting the industry.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-vabf4\">\n<div class=\"css-1331l0f\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-wkvudm\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.40-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.40-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.40-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-jumbo.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75\" data-testid=\"betamax-poster\" sizes=\"(width &lt; 740px) 95vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-master180.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 180w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-blog225.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 225w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-popup.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 282w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-slide.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 282w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-master315.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 315w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-tmagSF.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 362w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-blog427.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 427w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-blog480.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 480w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-master495.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 495w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-blog533.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 533w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-jumbo.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 576w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-tmagArticle.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 592w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-articleLarge.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 600w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-master675.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 675w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-master768.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 768w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-master1050.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 1050w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/10\/world\/asia\/_9x16_V\/_9x16_V-superJumbo.jpg?auto=webp&amp;quality=75 1080w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"_poster_13tnt_20\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-poster><\/nyt-betamax-cover><nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/overlay-controls-0.2.40-DTyJF-yz.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/scrubber-0.2.40-allGBXvP.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><nyt-betamax-ads><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/ads-0.2.40-C_YVzzUG.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-ads><\/nyt-betamax><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1r2245g\"><span class=\"css-hple31\">Many long-haul truckers in China have a tight budget and live frugally on the road, sleeping and cooking in their vehicles. Now, the pain at the pump is forcing some drivers to rethink their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Jiawei Wang and Yasu Tsuji<\/p>\n<p>April 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/asia\/100000010809735\/china-truckers-oil-fuel-prices.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>new video loaded: Soaring Fuel Prices Squeeze China\u2019s 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