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Used Class 8 sales drop in August as inventory tightens
● Spot Rates Up 10% While Accepted Tenders Fall 3% in Rare Disconnect
● Contract Rates Open 22-Cent Gap Over Spot in August
● Michigan carrier accused of hiding load revenue from owner-operators
● Manufacturing PMI Holds at 54.5, But Input Costs Jump 6.8 Points
● Diesel Drops 15¢ to $6.38, but Brent Crude Above $106 on Iran War
● Freight Volume Up 1.5% But Tied to One Boom That Could Stall in 2027
● Brent Crude Drops 1.4% as Hormuz Reopening Signals Emerge
● 3 Trailer Insurance Gaps That Can Cost You $100,000 in Defense Alone
● Trump Eyes Diesel Export Ban as Pump Price Hits $6.53
● Trump Advisers Weigh Diesel Export Ban — Price Drop Would Fade Fast
● Flatbed Spot Rates Jump 5 Cents in Biggest Weekly Gain Since 2008
● Brent Crude Jumps 2.2% to $100.29, Gas Hits $4.48 Per Gallon
● Brent Crude Climbs to $100.55 After Weeklong Slide
Used Class 8 sales drop in August as inventory tightens
● Spot Rates Up 10% While Accepted Tenders Fall 3% in Rare Disconnect
● Contract Rates Open 22-Cent Gap Over Spot in August
● Michigan carrier accused of hiding load revenue from owner-operators
● Manufacturing PMI Holds at 54.5, But Input Costs Jump 6.8 Points
● Diesel Drops 15¢ to $6.38, but Brent Crude Above $106 on Iran War
● Freight Volume Up 1.5% But Tied to One Boom That Could Stall in 2027
● Brent Crude Drops 1.4% as Hormuz Reopening Signals Emerge
● 3 Trailer Insurance Gaps That Can Cost You $100,000 in Defense Alone
● Trump Eyes Diesel Export Ban as Pump Price Hits $6.53
● Trump Advisers Weigh Diesel Export Ban — Price Drop Would Fade Fast
● Flatbed Spot Rates Jump 5 Cents in Biggest Weekly Gain Since 2008
● Brent Crude Jumps 2.2% to $100.29, Gas Hits $4.48 Per Gallon
● Brent Crude Climbs to $100.55 After Weeklong Slide
US Retail On-Highway Diesel
$6.382
-2.25%
As of Sep 28, 2026 · prior Sep 21, 2026: $6.529
Why trucking cares
Biggest variable trucker cost. Drives every fuel-surcharge reset.
Truckstop pump average · last 7 days
$6.318/gal
Rolling average of diesel prices scraped from Pilot, Love's, TA Petro, and other US truck stops. Tracks alongside the EIA survey but updates daily as new scrapes land.
By PADD region
East Coast$6.510
Midwest$6.526
Gulf$5.955
Rocky Mtn$6.407
West$7.357
California$8.181
Price history
52W High
$6.529
52W Low
$3.459
$3.459
$6.529
52-week range · current $6.382 at 95%
1W
—
1M
+6.95%
3M
+33.07%
6M
+13.80%
YTD
+83.55%
1Y
+66.59%
5Y
+66.59%
Recent news
Observations
| Date | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $6.382 | EIA |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $6.529 | EIA |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $6.285 | EIA |
| Sep 7, 2026 | $5.967 | EIA |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $5.599 | EIA |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $5.652 | EIA |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $5.454 | EIA |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $5.257 | EIA |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $5.348 | EIA |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $5.313 | EIA |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $5.134 | EIA |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $4.796 | EIA |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $4.578 | EIA |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $4.668 | EIA |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $4.832 | EIA |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $5.059 | EIA |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $5.210 | EIA |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $5.350 | EIA |
| May 25, 2026 | $5.523 | EIA |
| May 18, 2026 | $5.596 | EIA |
| May 11, 2026 | $5.639 | EIA |
| May 4, 2026 | $5.640 | EIA |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $5.351 | EIA |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $5.403 | EIA |
Data is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment or trading advice. Cadence and revision behavior follow each source's public schedule.
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