Renewable Diesel Mandate Reality Check: 7 Critical Pressures Facing U.S. Fuel Markets
The renewable diesel mandate is facing production, feedstock, RIN, tax-credit, and logistics pressure as U.S. biofuel targets test fuel markets.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Hits New 1983 Low as U.S. Oil Cushion Shrinks
Strategic Petroleum Reserve levels have fallen to their lowest point since 1983. This updated analysis explains what changed, what official data show, which companies and oil products are involved, and what the thinner U.S. emergency crude cushion means for fleets, refiners, and fuel markets.
U.S. Fuel Supply: 7 Critical Signals Behind a Cautious Summer Outlook
U.S. fuel supply looks steadier after gasoline and distillate inventories rose, but crude draws, diesel costs, exports, refinery utilization, and Cushing levels keep summer pressure on fuel haulers and trucking.
Texas Petroleum Theft Surge: 9 Critical Risks Driving a Dangerous Cargo-Tank Crackdown
Texas petroleum theft has become a transport-security issue involving unauthorized vacuum trucks, suspicious tickets, pipeline fires, cargo tank inspections, and Texas STOPTheft enforcement reforms.
Global Refinery Crunch: 8 Critical, Sobering Findings on Diesel and Jet Fuel
Updated global refinery crunch analysis covering Russian and Middle East refinery attacks, company responses, diesel and jet fuel exposure, and what the evolving 2026 fuel squeeze means for logistics, terminals, and refined product markets.
Hormuz Supply Risk: 9 Critical Updates in a Still-Fragile Reopening Fight
Hormuz supply risk is no longer a theoretical oil-price story. This updated report tracks the latest shipping, energy, company, and product impacts after the push to reopen the strait.
EV Hazmat Transport Risks: 7 Key Questions in PHMSA’s Federal Review
EV hazmat transport risks are now at the center of a live federal review. Here is what PHMSA, truck makers, safety investigators, and charging developers have updated on heavy-duty electric trucks carrying hazardous materials.
Cargo Tank Compliance Faces 2 Critical PHMSA Clarifications for MC 331 Fleets
Cargo tank compliance for MC 331 fleets and LPG shops just got more complicated after two 2026 PHMSA interpretations on inspection frequency and leakage-test paperwork.
Diesel Trucking Costs: A Sobering 12-Point Update on Freight, Fuel, and Supply
Diesel trucking costs remain elevated even as crude futures retreat. This update tracks EIA, AAA, Samsara, refinery outages, distillate inventories, freight rates, and carrier responses through April 17, 2026.
Midwest Fuel Supply Squeeze: 8 Critical Forces Driving Chicago Jet Fuel and Midwest Diesel Tightness
The Midwest fuel supply squeeze is reshaping Chicago jet fuel, diesel pricing, refinery maintenance economics, export competition, and terminal logistics as Illinois outages collide with a global distillate shock.
EPA Renewable Fuel Standards: Mixed Outlook, Powerful 12-Point Set Two Final Rule Update for 2026–2027
EPA renewable fuel standards for 2026–2027 are final: record-high total applicable volumes, a seventy-percent SRE reallocation, revised equivalence values effective in 2027, eRIN removal, updated CWC pricing, and new litigation risk signals.
Jones Act Waiver Extension: 8 Hard Truths About Record Coastal Fuel Flows
The Jones Act waiver now runs through November 15 with a narrower product list and voyage-specific vessel review. EIA records show coastal fuel movements rose after March, without proving lower prices or more tank-truck loads.
