Former Nationals leader David Littleproud has called on the Albanese government to extend support for the transport industry as an end to fuel relief looms. The federal government slashed the fuel excise on April 1 after the United States’ and Israel’s attack on Iran and its subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent global prices spiralling – however, that measure is set to expire on June 30.Transport Minister Catherine King earlier this week said the government still expected the excise to return to normal as planned at the end of the month.It comes as the United States and Iran strike a tentative deal to end the months-long conflict, though major questions remain, including the fate of Iran’s uranium stockpile and Israel’s own war in Lebanon, which pose significant threats to a lasting peace.Speaking on Today, Mr Littleproud said the transport industry would see a “long tail” from the conflict.“It (the industry) won’t see if fuel prices go down immediately because of the war finishing in the Straits of Hormuz and Iran,” he said.“I mean, it’s great to see that President Trump has cut a deal with Iran, and we hope that it holds. But, the reality is there will be a long tail, we’re at the end of a supply chain here, and it will take time for that to follow through into our prices.”Mr Littleproud said support for the transport industry would not be inflationary.“Because, it’s actually about making sure the cost of your groceries are kept in check because the transport industry will pass it on to make sure that you’re not paying more at the checkout,” he said. “It (fuel excise cuts) was always inevitable that was going to be temporary. It had to be temporary. Great to see that there’s peace in the Middle East for what we can see at the moment. “But, the reality is, is that there will still be a tale to this, that not just you’ll see in the fuel price, but particularly in the transport industry, and I think that’s where the government could hold and continue to give some support, some temporary support, prolonged for the transport industry.”Earlier this year, the Albanese government announced a $1bn package for the trucking industry as a result of the war in the Middle East, including a temporary suspension of the heavy vehicle Road User Charge – which is also set to come off on June 30.Confirming the fuel excise cut would come to an end on Saturday, Energy Minister Chris Bowen accused the opposition of “irrelevant scaremongering” as fuel supplies rose in Australia.“First they said there would be shortages around Easter and then a couple of weeks ago the shadow minister said there would be shortages in June.“We are now in June and we have record amounts of fuel in this country. While the government has been insuring fuel supplies, the Liberals have been scaremongering but they have gotten basic facts wrong.“We have avoided rationing, we have avoided shortages, we have more fuel in Australia than we’ve had at any point in the past few years.”Australia currently has more fuel reserves that it did at the start of the conflict following a series of deals between the Albanese government and regional allies Singapore and Brunei, and an expanding of fuel sources including Argentina and the United States.