Freight & Diesel
Diesel, the fuel-surcharge picture, and trucking conditions: what carriers and fuel haulers are paying, and why.
Street margins
Retail pump price minus wholesale cost, in dollars per gallon: the freight, retail markup, and tax before card fees. A directional read, not a per-station margin.
Fuel Surcharge Calculator
The DOE weekly diesel average is the number carriers peg fuel surcharges to. Work out the per-mile surcharge from this week's figure.
Diesel hikes flagged for next week in the Philippines and Luxembourg
Diesel is pointing up in more than one market at once, and that is the read a US hauler should care about even when the headlines come from overseas. Retailers in the Philippines and Luxembourg both told motorists this week to…
National diesel slides to $4.87 as carriers wait for surcharges to follow
Diesel slid to a national average of $4.87 a gallon this week, with regular gas down to $3.78. For anyone running trucks, that first number is the one that matters. Diesel is the second-biggest line item a carrier has after the…
Freight & Diesel, the wire
- Fuel prices: Petrol, diesel, and heating oil prices to rise GN: Diesel prices
- Diesel, gasoline prices likely to spike next week GN: Diesel prices
- Expect another diesel price hike next week GN: Diesel prices
- Petrobras approves investment in SAF and renewable diesel plant in São Paulo state GN: Renewable diesel / LCFS
- Diesel, kerosene seen higher, gas prices mixed GN: Diesel prices
- 2026 FleetOwner 500: Top private business or home services fleets FleetOwner (via GN)
- Diesel Prices Nationwide Drop into 1,800-Won Range... Gasoline Prices Continue to Fall GN: Diesel prices
- Farmers in Krasnodar region struggle to buy diesel, shortages disrupt harvest GN: Diesel prices
- Significant hike to gas prices in N.S., diesel sees second jump of week GN: Diesel prices
- China to cut domestic retail gasoline, diesel prices from July 4 GN: Diesel prices
- Optimize your backhauls to cut down on fuel spend GN: Diesel prices
- Georgian oil refinery in Kulevi that received “shadow fleet” vessels vows to stop processing Russian crude by September GN: Refinery
- Diesel seen climbing up to P3/liter as Strait of Hormuz risks linger GN: Diesel prices
- Diesel prices expected to rise anew on July 7 GN: Diesel prices
- Diesel prices seen rising anew on July 7 GN: Diesel prices
- Dry van and reefer spot rates rise ahead of July 4 holiday FleetOwner (via GN)
- Why Fleets Are Moving Beyond Google and Internal Vendor Lists FleetOwner (via GN)
- Highway, post-Montgomery, requiring ELD hookups for all carriers FreightWaves
- Shell Fleet Hub - Shell bets on smarter fuel management for US businesses GN: Fuel cards / fleet payments
- The Valero Premium Propane - Valero bets on cleaner fuel for rural fleets Propane topic (GN)
- Port truckers still struggling in harsh market Transport Topics
- Microgrid Tech Slashes Energy Bills, Diesel Emissions GN: Biodiesel / renewable diesel
- What your tank trailer interior reveals about fleet health FleetOwner (via GN)
- Former FMC chief Sola to lead Thorn Run LatAm business team FreightWaves
- Idaho closes its doors to non-domiciled CDL drivers FreightWaves
- Former Army contractor convicted in $1.1 million Fort Bliss MRE theft FreightWaves
- Tenney Group: Transportation M&A to see ‘record-breaking’ 2027 FreightWaves
- Hormuz in the rearview as Asia-US ocean container rates soar past $7,900 FreightWaves
- Australia’s Hormuz problem runs deeper than diesel GN: Diesel prices
- Idemitsu, Isuzu, T2 launch 500-km renewable diesel truck trial GN: Biodiesel / renewable diesel
- Diesel prices see biggest monthly fall in more than 25 years GN: Diesel prices
- No immediate relief; petrol, diesel prices may be cut only after lower crude prices persist: Govt GN: Diesel prices
- New Yosemite Travel Center Opens Along Highway 41 NATSO truckstops (via GN)
- Job growth in truck transportation remains muted FreightWaves
- Schneider National sets up next phase with executive promotions Trucking Dive
- Will petrol, diesel prices go down soon? Govt answers big question amid easing crude oil prices | India News GN: Diesel prices
- Freight Factoring Requirements: What Trucking Companies Need to Qualify FreightWaves
- The Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's plan regarding the high prices of diesel fuel GN: Diesel prices
- CORCA heads to Senate amid cargo theft debate FreightWaves
- Small business group challenges brokers’ request for FMCSA standard Trucking Dive
- Petrobras Changes Diesel Pricing While Preserving Market Stability GN: Diesel prices
- Petrol, diesel price cut likely if global oil rates stay low for next few weeks: Hardeep Puri GN: Diesel prices
- Petrol-Diesel Price Cut Soon As Brent Crude Slips To Pre-War Levels? Petroleum Minister Responds GN: Diesel prices
- Triumph debuts freight RFP management tool FreightWaves
- Hamilton biodiesel facility being saved from permanent closure Biofuels topic (GN)
- Diesel price plunges by 17ppl in June GN: Diesel prices
- Saudi Arabia Rushes Crude Exports Through Reopened Strait of Hormuz OilPrice.com
- Diesel up on third day of trading in world market GN: Diesel prices
For a carrier or a fuel hauler, diesel is the second-biggest cost after labor, and the DOE weekly diesel average is the number fuel surcharges are pegged to. This section follows diesel and the freight market that runs on it.