Petrol companies say nationwide fuel deliveries will be affected by an ongoing audit into the trucking company linked to a horrific smash in Sydney.
Cootes Transport has had 70 vehicles grounded because of safety failings uncovered by investigators since last week's fatal tanker crash, with 62 taken off the roads in Victoria and eight in New South Wales.
BP spokesman Jamie Jardin said supply would be disrupted during the inspections.
"We will be unable to provide customers with our normal fuel delivery service," Mr Jardin said.
"We regret that supplies will be temporarily disrupted until more trucks are returned to service."
He says BP is sourcing additional trucking capacity and redeploying resources but that spare tankers are extremely limited.
Shell Australia spokesman Paul Zennaro said in a statement his company expected fuel deliveries to improve over the course of the week as trucks return to service, adding that Shell would "prioritise deliveries of fuel to sites where it is most needed".
A 7-Eleven spokeswoman said supply was likely to affect its stores in New South Wales and Queensland but that stores in Victoria would not be affected.
A Cootes Transport fuel tanker ploughed into a power pole in Sydney on Tuesday, causing a blaze that killed two people.
VicRoads will review the company's heavy trucking licence this week once the vehicle inspections are completed.
A VicRoads spokeswoman said in a statement on Monday that vehicles would be returned to service once issues identified had been addressed.
Vicroads has inspected 170 vehicles in Victoria, while 211 vehicles have been inspected in NSW by Roads and Maritime Services and NSW Police.
Cootes has had a total 332 defect notices issued across Victoria and NSW for brake failures, steering and suspension defects.
Cootes Transport says it has withdrawn its fleet from the maintenance management scheme under the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) but will submit its vehicles to ongoing independent inspections.
NSW investigators say their probe into what caused the accident is expected to take weeks.
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