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8:34 AM ET
Dry Van Spot Rates Hit $2.14/Mile, Up 31% as Volumes Fall
● Prime Sues IRS for $11M Reefer Fuel Tax Refund Owner-Operators Can Claim Too
● Carriers Report Improved Conditions as Freight Market Optimism Grows
● Major Carriers Still Betting on Diesel Through 2030s
● Dedicated Fleets Lock Rates as Spot Jumps 21% and Capacity Exits
● Spot Rates Up 50% Year-Over-Year as Mid-June Slump Hits Demand
● Brent Crude Down 2.8% to $78.34 as Iran Talks Continue
● TFS and WEX launch equipment financing for carriers after 3-year freeze
● Tender Rejections Hit 16.5% — Market Won't Balance Until Late 2027
● Iran Reopens Hormuz, Oil Flows Again Under U.S. Deal
● Cushing Oil Tanks Drain Near Empty as Diesel Feedstock Tightens
● Intermodal Volume Up 10.9% as Truckload Rates Push Freight to Rail
● Brent Crude Falls to $78.36 — Down $1.19 as Iran War Premium Fades
● Oil Falls Back to $80 — Brent Down 3.2%, U.S. Crude at $78.72
Dry Van Spot Rates Hit $2.14/Mile, Up 31% as Volumes Fall
● Prime Sues IRS for $11M Reefer Fuel Tax Refund Owner-Operators Can Claim Too
● Carriers Report Improved Conditions as Freight Market Optimism Grows
● Major Carriers Still Betting on Diesel Through 2030s
● Dedicated Fleets Lock Rates as Spot Jumps 21% and Capacity Exits
● Spot Rates Up 50% Year-Over-Year as Mid-June Slump Hits Demand
● Brent Crude Down 2.8% to $78.34 as Iran Talks Continue
● TFS and WEX launch equipment financing for carriers after 3-year freeze
● Tender Rejections Hit 16.5% — Market Won't Balance Until Late 2027
● Iran Reopens Hormuz, Oil Flows Again Under U.S. Deal
● Cushing Oil Tanks Drain Near Empty as Diesel Feedstock Tightens
● Intermodal Volume Up 10.9% as Truckload Rates Push Freight to Rail
● Brent Crude Falls to $78.36 — Down $1.19 as Iran War Premium Fades
● Oil Falls Back to $80 — Brent Down 3.2%, U.S. Crude at $78.72
Freight commodities
Diesel, crude, natural gas, steel, lumber, and grains — the prices that drive freight rates and trucker margins.
US Retail Diesel
On-Highway Diesel
Weekly EIA survey · national + regional
$4.832/gal
-4.49%
Week of Jun 22, 2026
East Coast$5.371
Midwest$4.751
Gulf$4.415
Rocky Mtn$4.795
West$5.809
California$6.468
Truckstop average · last 7 days
$4.644/gal
Live rolling average from thousands of Pilot, Love's, TA Petro, and chain pump scrapes across the US.
Fuel
ULSD Wholesale (NY Harbor)
+3.01%
USD/gal
$3.316
WTI Crude Oil
+2.23%
USD/bbl
$71.87
Brent Crude Oil
+2.04%
USD/bbl
$71.59
US Retail Regular Gasoline
-3.32%
USD/gal
$4.048
Jet Fuel (Gulf Coast)
+4.38%
USD/gal
$2.908
Energy
Equipment Metals
Hot-Rolled Steel (PPI)
+4.40%
index
308.13
Aluminum (LME)
+10.04%
USD/MT
$3,373
Copper
-3.26%
USD/MT
$12,529
Building Materials
Agricultural
Prices from EIA (US Energy Information Administration), FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), and our own retail diesel pump survey. Information only — not a trading signal. Cadence varies by commodity (daily / weekly / monthly).
KNX$77.37 -0.64%
WERN$43.82 +0.48%
MRTN$17.45 +0.58%
HTLD$15.16 -0.39%
USX$24.26 -0.57%
SNDR$36.40 -0.36%
JBHT$290.07 +0.22%
CVLG$44.83 +1.47%
ODFL$217.96 +0.63%
SAIA$418.15 -0.71%
ARCB$139.82 -2.59%
XPO$207.06 +0.86%
FWRD$14.09 +4.29%
HUBG$44.78 +2.26%
FDX$313.89 +0.24%
UPS$109.54 +1.90%
CHRW$191.27 +1.56%
LSTR$207.35 +0.26%
GXO$51.28 +1.14%
RXO$27.74 +0.54%
EXPD$166.81 +2.35%
RLGT$9.52 +0.63%
ZIM$25.23 -2.96%
MATX$203.92 +6.08%
SBLK$24.81 -0.64%
SFL$10.25 +0.49%
KEX$130.97 -3.68%
NSC$318.99 +1.40%
UNP$277.73 +2.11%
CSX$48.33 +1.68%
CP$85.92 -0.84%
CNI$119.82 +0.49%
R$266.00 +0.85%
GATX$171.73 -3.08%
KNX$77.37 -0.64%
WERN$43.82 +0.48%
MRTN$17.45 +0.58%
HTLD$15.16 -0.39%
USX$24.26 -0.57%
SNDR$36.40 -0.36%
JBHT$290.07 +0.22%
CVLG$44.83 +1.47%
ODFL$217.96 +0.63%
SAIA$418.15 -0.71%
ARCB$139.82 -2.59%
XPO$207.06 +0.86%
FWRD$14.09 +4.29%
HUBG$44.78 +2.26%
FDX$313.89 +0.24%
UPS$109.54 +1.90%
CHRW$191.27 +1.56%
LSTR$207.35 +0.26%
GXO$51.28 +1.14%
RXO$27.74 +0.54%
EXPD$166.81 +2.35%
RLGT$9.52 +0.63%
ZIM$25.23 -2.96%
MATX$203.92 +6.08%
SBLK$24.81 -0.64%
SFL$10.25 +0.49%
KEX$130.97 -3.68%
NSC$318.99 +1.40%
UNP$277.73 +2.11%
CSX$48.33 +1.68%
CP$85.92 -0.84%
CNI$119.82 +0.49%
R$266.00 +0.85%
GATX$171.73 -3.08%