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Freight & Diesel

U.S. Diesel $5.60 -0.05 ULSD (Diesel) $4.59 +0.05

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The DOE weekly diesel average is the number carriers peg fuel surcharges to. Work out the per-mile surcharge from this week's figure.

Latest Brief · Sep 08

US diesel hits record high as a supply crunch and Brent near $99 push surcharges up

Diesel is at an all-time high nationwide, and for anyone hauling freight that lands straight in the fuel surcharge. The Columbia Missourian reports mid-Missouri drivers feeling it at the pump, and mid-Missouri is not special…

Weekly Brief · Sep 07

US diesel hits record $5.90 a gallon as refiners pull barrels toward diesel

The national average for on-highway diesel is $5.90 a gallon, a record, according to AAA. Every mile a carrier runs this week costs more to fuel than it ever has. Energy Secretary tied the jump to Ukrainian strikes on Russian…

Freight & Diesel, the wire

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.