The U.S. average diesel price rose 9.7 cents to $6.276 per gallon for the week of 2026-10-19, reversing part of a four-week slide.
Diesel Bounces Back
- $6.276 per gallon is the U.S. average retail diesel price for the week of 2026-10-19.
- Up 9.7 cents (1.6%) from the prior week, so check that fuel surcharges keep pace.
- Still down 25.3 cents over four weeks, but the weekly jump ends the recent relief.
- The first Russian diesel shipment is headed to the U.S. after a Trump-Putin deal; pump impact is unclear.
Source: EIA: Weekly U.S. diesel price, week of 2026-10-19 · FreightWaves: Russian diesel tanker heads for U.S. following Trump-Putin deal
Costs Hit a Reefer Carrier
- 7% drop in Marten Transport shares followed a weak third-quarter report.
- Rising fuel and health insurance costs hurt results despite better supply-demand balance.
- Small fleets face the same squeeze: tighter markets don't help if expenses outrun rates.
Source: FreightWaves: Cost pressures sink Marten Transport’s Q3
Canada Tariff List Shifts
- Oct. 30: plywood and certain packaging materials come off the 50% Canada tariff list.
- Other goods are being added, so cross-border lane volumes may shift by commodity.
- Wind turbine imports avoid new tariffs for now; officials have 180 days to report on trade talks.
Source: Supply Chain Dive: Trump tweaks Canada tariffs, removing certain goods while adding others · Supply Chain Dive: Trump eschews tariffs for trade talks on wind turbine imports
LTL Rates and Cross-Border Moves
- 5.9% general rate increase from Roadrunner takes effect Nov. 2.
- The LTL carrier also launched a new Canada-to-U.S. outbound service.
- Shippers facing higher LTL pricing may shift some freight toward partial or truckload options.
Source: FreightWaves: Roadrunner announces Canada-outbound service
Freight Demand Signals
- Drewry's World Container Index rose on trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe routes, pointing to firmer import demand.
- More than $1.6 billion in five U.S. plant projects will add trailer, bus, cooling and beverage capacity.
- Ryder stock rose 10.49% to $265.53 on solid Q3 as EPA '27 engine rules near.
Source: FreightWaves: New Drewry data shows import demand boosting trans-Pacific rates · FreightWaves: 5 US manufacturing projects bring more than $1.6B in investments · FreightWaves: Ryder fleet facing possible growth need as EPA ‘27 nears
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