This is a chart of urea prices for the past year, from $256/ton to $445/ton. Urea is the main component in DEF, which all new diesel engines need for their emissions systems. This is another reason why transport costs are climbing, & it's related to the natgas prices. 
More on urea prices here: ttnews.com/articles/exper…
Not only is DEF expensive, but the DEF sensors in these trucks -- the ones that warn when DEF is low and actually slow the engine down unless it's refilled -- are out of stock thanks to supply chain issues, & this is keeping trucks parked. ttnews.com/articles/diese…
The crazy thing is that both of the above DEF-related problems could be fixed with some legislation & software updates. DEF is an environmental boondoggle that makes diesel engines less efficient & more failure-prone in the name of cutting emissions.
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