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FBI seeks owner-operators caught in Georgia tax preparer fraud case
● Diesel Hits $5.40/Gallon, Gasoline $4 in Record August Spike
● Brent Crude Dips to $87.18 After 5% Surge on Hormuz Uncertainty
● U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows to $73.3B as Imports Drop 1.8% in June
● LTL Tonnage Up 5% in July as Manufacturing Hits Four-Year High
● Heartland Express posts Q2 profit on equipment sales, not freight
● Capacity Crunch, Not Demand, Drives Spot Rates to $3.53/Mile
● Spot Rates Run 40% to 70% Above Contract on Infrequent Lanes
● Schneider Locks Double-Digit Contract Rate Hikes as Spot Nears 2021 Peak
● Aurora's $0.85/Mile Autonomous Rate Isn't a Broker Story
● Spot Rates Hold at $3.51/Mile as Diesel Falls — Capacity, Not Fuel, Drives Pricing
● UPS Guidance Disappoints as Amazon Freight Push Weighs on Volume Outlook
● Knight-Swift Q2 Beat Doesn't Signal Broker Fraud Risk for Small Fleets
● Tender Lead Times Hit 3.74 Days, Up Six Years Running
FBI seeks owner-operators caught in Georgia tax preparer fraud case
● Diesel Hits $5.40/Gallon, Gasoline $4 in Record August Spike
● Brent Crude Dips to $87.18 After 5% Surge on Hormuz Uncertainty
● U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows to $73.3B as Imports Drop 1.8% in June
● LTL Tonnage Up 5% in July as Manufacturing Hits Four-Year High
● Heartland Express posts Q2 profit on equipment sales, not freight
● Capacity Crunch, Not Demand, Drives Spot Rates to $3.53/Mile
● Spot Rates Run 40% to 70% Above Contract on Infrequent Lanes
● Schneider Locks Double-Digit Contract Rate Hikes as Spot Nears 2021 Peak
● Aurora's $0.85/Mile Autonomous Rate Isn't a Broker Story
● Spot Rates Hold at $3.51/Mile as Diesel Falls — Capacity, Not Fuel, Drives Pricing
● UPS Guidance Disappoints as Amazon Freight Push Weighs on Volume Outlook
● Knight-Swift Q2 Beat Doesn't Signal Broker Fraud Risk for Small Fleets
● Tender Lead Times Hit 3.74 Days, Up Six Years Running
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
$5.348/gal
+0.66%
Week of Aug 3, 2026
East Coast$5.549
Midwest$5.262
Gulf$5.141
Rocky Mtn$5.285
West$6.130
California$6.716
Truckstop average · last 7 days
$5.503/gal
Live rolling average from thousands of Pilot, Love's, TA Petro, and chain pump scrapes across the US.
Fuel
ULSD Wholesale (NY Harbor)
+2.68%
USD/gal
$4.325
WTI Crude Oil
+1.21%
USD/bbl
$84.77
Brent Crude Oil
+0.56%
USD/bbl
$93.26
US Retail Regular Gasoline
-0.40%
USD/gal
$4.211
Jet Fuel (Gulf Coast)
+2.72%
USD/gal
$3.814
Energy
Equipment Metals
Hot-Rolled Steel (PPI)
+6.64%
index
312.22
Aluminum (LME)
-5.89%
USD/MT
$3,439
Copper
+0.51%
USD/MT
$13,552
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$72.51 +0.12%
WERN$39.13 +0.64%
MRTN$15.23 +0.13%
HTLD$12.87 +0.63%
USX$25.83 -0.34%
SNDR$36.18 +0.22%
JBHT$285.51 +2.07%
CVLG$35.31 +1.17%
ODFL$210.99 +0.01%
SAIA$385.80 +0.39%
ARCB$145.13 +1.57%
XPO$211.98 +0.44%
FWRD$19.27 +1.64%
HUBG$39.87 -1.07%
FDX$333.43 -0.36%
UPS$102.63 -1.79%
CHRW$146.78 -1.20%
LSTR$192.50 +1.21%
GXO$47.68 -1.85%
RXO$23.30 -0.94%
EXPD$188.82 +1.45%
RLGT$8.69 -0.23%
ZIM$28.96 +2.91%
MATX$219.18 +0.87%
SBLK$29.78 +2.51%
SFL$12.45 +0.81%
KEX$140.63 +1.45%
NSC$341.91 +2.24%
UNP$301.15 +2.54%
CSX$50.82 +1.32%
CP$94.48 +1.05%
CNI$127.38 +0.43%
R$264.42 +0.17%
GATX$181.88 +0.69%
KNX$72.51 +0.12%
WERN$39.13 +0.64%
MRTN$15.23 +0.13%
HTLD$12.87 +0.63%
USX$25.83 -0.34%
SNDR$36.18 +0.22%
JBHT$285.51 +2.07%
CVLG$35.31 +1.17%
ODFL$210.99 +0.01%
SAIA$385.80 +0.39%
ARCB$145.13 +1.57%
XPO$211.98 +0.44%
FWRD$19.27 +1.64%
HUBG$39.87 -1.07%
FDX$333.43 -0.36%
UPS$102.63 -1.79%
CHRW$146.78 -1.20%
LSTR$192.50 +1.21%
GXO$47.68 -1.85%
RXO$23.30 -0.94%
EXPD$188.82 +1.45%
RLGT$8.69 -0.23%
ZIM$28.96 +2.91%
MATX$219.18 +0.87%
SBLK$29.78 +2.51%
SFL$12.45 +0.81%
KEX$140.63 +1.45%
NSC$341.91 +2.24%
UNP$301.15 +2.54%
CSX$50.82 +1.32%
CP$94.48 +1.05%
CNI$127.38 +0.43%
R$264.42 +0.17%
GATX$181.88 +0.69%