Diesel Spike Erodes Carrier Margins as Wholesale Outpaces Retail
Retail diesel up 31% since July, wholesale up twice that pace. J.B. Hunt warns of 5-10% Q3 earnings hit. Small fleets face margin squeeze with no guarantee of…
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Brent Crude Falls to $103.38 as Hormuz Flows Stay Limited
Brent dropped 2.3% to $103.38/barrel Sept. 17, but Saudi pipeline shutdown keeps diesel on track to stay above $6/gallon.
Diesel Hits $6.33/Gallon, 50 Cents Above Prior Record
Saudi pipeline shutdown and refinery losses push diesel to new high. Tom Kloza says next 100 days could be rougher still for fleets and owner-operators.
Diesel Could Hit $7 to $9 a Gallon by November, Strategist Warns
Jeff Currie sees 'extremely high' risk of $5 retail gas and diesel as high as $9/gallon if crude keeps climbing.
How to use summer breakdown data to cut fall maintenance costs
Fleets that review roadside calls and failure codes from June through August can spot patterns that trim PM intervals and prevent expensive fall breakdowns.
Diesel Futures Hit $4.68/Gallon, New Post-War High
CME diesel settled at $4.6773/gallon Tuesday, up 18.36 cents in one day. Retail prices lag behind, but the surge will hit fuel surcharges within days.
Motive Throttled Highway ELD Data After Payment Demand
Highway told brokers it can no longer guarantee loads moved by carriers running Motive hardware. The change took effect immediately after Highway refused to…
Reserved parking costs $150 a month and solves driver turnover
Truck Parking Club sells fleet parking at $150 a month per spot. One owner-operator kept a driver by booking a space five minutes from his house instead of two…
What TMS tools let a 3-truck fleet skip the API grind?
Fleetio, Trimble TMT, and Motive automate data handoffs between maintenance, billing, and dispatch. Here's what each costs and what it actually does.
Repower's TOP platform cuts trailer repositioning costs for carriers
Chattanooga startup automates trailer moves from surplus to deficit markets. Free to sign up, pricing scales with fleet size and move volume.
J.B. Hunt AI platform now open to carriers after year-long test
Overroute AI agents automate shipment coordination and customer comms. Built inside J.B. Hunt's network, now available to outside carriers and logistics…
Diesel Up 40% in Two Months, What Small Fleets Are Doing to Survive
National diesel averages hit $3.78 to $3.81 by spring 2026, with California fleets paying over $4.50. Fuel surcharges lag weeks behind, leaving small carriers…