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Diesel spike adds urgency to fleet cost controls

Fuel cost saving recommendations came as the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual ranking of industry issues saw fuel prices ascend to the top spot.

October 19, 2026
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Fuel prices rank as trucking’s most pressing concern

The report noted that added fuel costs are passed on to consumers through higher prices for goods and higher borrowing costs.

October 18, 2026
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Hexagon Agility showcases longhaul natural gas truck

The Freightliner Cascadia sleeper tractor is outfitted with Hexagon Agility’s back-of-cab and side-mount CNG fuel systems with a combined capacity equivalent to 265 gallons of diesel.

October 18, 2026
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Diesel costs squeeze trucking ahead of peak shipping season

The trucking industry is navigating major fuel cost pressures heading into the holiday shipping season, but the severity remains uneven.

October 16, 2026
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How long will consumers have to pay higher gas prices?

A slew of economic data Oct. 15 showed that inflation accelerated last month as more expensive oil and gas began to lift prices in other parts of the economy.

October 15, 2026
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EPA grants Texas waiver for wider use of low-sulfur diesel

The waiver, however, applies only to older engines. EPA warned that the fuel can damage newer trucks equipped with modern emissions systems.

October 14, 2026
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Analysts see little diesel price relief from deal with Russia

A U.S. deal for Russian diesel is too limited to meaningfully move prices at the pumps ahead of November’s midterm elections, analysts say.

October 13, 2026
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Trump strikes Russian diesel deal with Putin

President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine.

October 9, 2026
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Hurricane Isaias poses new threat to tight U.S. fuel market

Nearly 500,000 barrels a day of oil-refining capacity sit in the projected path of Hurricane Isaias, raising the risk that the U.S. fuel market will lose critical output.

October 8, 2026
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Dyed diesel order will offer little relief, ag sector says

Farmers already have access to the fuel and many have wrapped up harvest. Truckers will struggle to navigate differing state rules.

October 8, 2026

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