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United Airlines is charging an all-encompassing fee on cargo shipments as a buffer against skyrocketing transportation costs, most notably fuel.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell the most it has declined since 2022.
Parcel shippers should brace for an extended period of high fuel surcharges on top of their normal shipping rates even after an end to the Middle East conflict calms oil markets, a new report says.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell for the first time after 12 weeks of increases.
The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the 12th straight week.
The Postal Regulatory Commission said the Postal Service can go forward with a temporary price increase designed to offset rising transportation costs.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is now up 11 weeks in a row.
U.S. Postal Service is ready to charge parcel customers a fuel surcharge for the first time in its history because fuel prices are rising faster than it can change its base transportation rate.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is up for the 10th straight week.
Retail DEF prices have managed to stay steady since the start of the Iran war; will it continue?
The benchmark used for most fuel surcharges is above $5/g for the first time in more than 3 years.
The price used to set diesel surcharges gained more in a week than it ever has in its 30+ year history.
Oil rose in early trading late Sunday, but diesel was outstripping gains in crude.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges has risen for the 7th consecutive week.
The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the fifth straight week.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose a small amount, the fourth straight increase.
The benchmark used for most fuel surcharges rose for the third straight week.
After a fourth quarter of mostly declines, the benchmark diesel price is climbing fast.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the first time in eight weeks.
The consecutive week streak of declines in the benchmark retail diesel price is now eight, but market conditions are suggesting it might be a challenge to reach nine. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price declined 1.8 cents/gallon in the price published Tuesday, effective Monday. The latest price is $3.459/g. It’s […]
The key diesel benchmark fell again, but broader markets barely reacted to the Venezuelan news.
The latest benchmark diesel price closed out 2025 pretty much where it finished up 2024.
Another decline in the benchmark price of diesel has sent that number down by the biggest amount in a five-week period in two years..
The benchmark used for most fuel surcharges fell for the fourth consecutive week.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges has plummeted over the last two weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is down 11 cents/gallon in two weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined after four weeks of increases.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges has risen for four straight weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is at its highest price since July 2024.
The diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for a second consecutive week.
The weekly diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose the most it has increased since June.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges dropped in excess of 4 cents/gallon for the third consecutive week, with the price at the pump catching up to significant declines in futures prices from several weeks ago. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price fell 4.5 cts/g to $4.62/g, effective […]
Futures market in ULSD weakening on projections of significant oversupply.
The benchmark used for most fuel surcharges declined to its lowest level in about two months.
Diesel price benchmark edges up, highlighting market stability amid oversupply and Chinese oil buying.
The price used for most fuel surcharges rose one cent in a market that has featured stability for weeks Stability in the retail price of diesel remains the prevailing condition in the market, with the benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges moving a mere one cent this week. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration […]
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the second straight week.
The benchmark price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges rose after five weeks of declines.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined for the fifth straight week.
The basis for most fuel surcharges is down 5.8 cts/g over the last three weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges posted its second consecutive small decline.
Diesel has raced ahead of crude in recent months, and the causes don’t appear to be short term.
The benchmark retail price of diesel rose for the 7th time in eight weeks and is now about where it was a year ago.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the fifth time in six weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose this week for the fourth time in five weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined after three weeks of big increases.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose to its highest level in almost a year.
The increase in oil prices in early trading after the U.S. attack on Iran was strong but not overwhelming.
The benchmark diesel price used as the basis for most surcharges reported its biggest one-week gain since January.
Oil and diesel prices soared on the Israeli attack on Iran.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for just the second time in nine weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is at its lowest level in more than 3 1/2 years.
After 1 increase, latest weekly price picks up earlier trend of declines.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell for the fifth straight week.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is down for the fourth week in a row.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is now at its 2025 low.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined for a second consecutive week.
The benchmark diesel price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges fell in tandem with declines in futures prices.
The benchmark price of diesel used for most fuel surcharges rose even as futures markets were falling.
The release of the diesel price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges is shifting to Tuesday mornings instead of Monday afternoons.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose Monday for the second consecutive week.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the first time in three weeks.
B99 biodiesel is now or will soon be available at select Pilot travel centers.
The diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined for the third week in a row.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is near its lowest level for 2025.
New England may be the first location in the country to see an impact from the tariff on imported Canadian oil.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges dropped for the first time in five weeks.
The DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges posted a small increase Monday.
Oil markets have been quiet, but the impact of potential tariffs on Canada and Mexico is on the horizon.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose slightly Monday.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges was up a small amount as oil futures went on a wild ride.
Love’s Travel Stops built a new travel center in California even as diesel was targeted for phase-out; now that’s not an issue.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell for the first time in five weeks.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose to the highest level since August.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the third week in a row.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose Monday by the biggest level since June.
The benchmark price for most fuel surcharges was higher against a backdrop of climbing diesel futures prices.
The supply/demand outlook for oil increasingly points to downward pressure on oil prices next year, as does greater use of electric vehicles.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined Monday.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose this week from the lowest level in more than three years.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell to its lowest level since fall 2021.
Despite declining futures prices, the benchmark retail diesel price rose by a small amount.
The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the first time in four weeks.
The benchmark diesel price fell to a level not seen since October 2021.
The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges dropped for the third time in four weeks to a more than three-year low.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined in the middle of a wild swing in futures markets.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose though the broader futures market fell.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined Monday after four weeks of rising prices.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for a fourth straight week, but futures prices plunged.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the third consecutive week.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose 0.5 cents per gallon this week.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the first time Monday after 10 weeks of declines.
The retail diesel price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges has fallen for a 10th straight week.
The monthly report on oil demand from the International Energy Agency should be good news for transportation companies.
In the middle of an overarching downward trend in the price of oil, the benchmark diesel price fell for the ninth straight week.
The drop in the benchmark retail diesel price is a lot smaller than what is going on in futures markets.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell for the seventh straight week.
The price used for most diesel surcharges dropped for the sixth consecutive week.
The benchmark price of diesel used for most fuel surcharges fell for the fifth straight week.
Fleet fuel card provider Corpay said its North American fleet business “presented a drag on growth” during the second quarter.
