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Diesel is $5.62 a gallon. Hire the right Driver.

FreightWaves April 9, 2026 · 1:24 pm Read Original
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−100 Bearish 0 +100 Bullish
Diesel is $5.62 a gallon. Hire the right Driver.

The war with Iran moved diesel up nearly 50 percent in five weeks and analysts are modeling $6 and higher if the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted into summer. Carriers are repricing surcharges, shippers are absorbing new fees and everyone is looking for relief. The biggest lever most fleets have on their fuel budget is not an aerodynamics package or a new engine spec. It is the driver.
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Source FreightWaves
Published Apr 9, 2026 · 1:24 pm
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