Fuel Prices Top ATRI’s 2026 Trucking Concerns
A closer look at the annual ranking and the operating records that matter when tank and bulk fleets compare fuel spending, compensation and cash flow.
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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.
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.
Ras Tanura Refinery Strike & 7 Critical Signals as Gulf Energy Risks Persist
The Ras Tanura refinery strike remains highly relevant on March 10, 2026, because even as Saudi Aramco works to restart the site, Hormuz shipping disruptions, Gulf refining outages, and oil-market volatility are still reshaping global crude, fuel, and freight flows.
Hormuz Shock: 12 Critical Insights for Oil Transportation Fleets and Supply Chains
Oil tank transportation is entering a new risk cycle as Hormuz shock disruptions pressure Iraqi exports, tanker rates, diesel prices, private fleets, and U.S. tank trucking margins.
Q4 2025 Refinery Outages: 12 Critical Impacts & Logistics Pressures That Squeeze Gulf Coast & Midwest Fuel Logistics
Q4 2025 refinery outages drove Gulf Coast and Midwest supply shifts; EIA weekly utilization fell as pipelines flexed and tanker dynamics adjusted. Gulf Coast refinery maintenance and Midwest fuel logistics disruptions in Q4 2025 – including EIA weekly utilization dips, Colonial Pipeline schedule hiccups, short-haul tanker demand shifts, and rack supply alerts – pose challenges for fuel dispatchers and market analysts.
Controversial FMCSA Non-Domiciled CDL Rule Spurs Legal Battle – 7 Key Updates
An impartial update on the FMCSA Non-Domiciled CDL Rule – a new trucking regulation sparking safety debates, a union-led lawsuit, and industry-wide impacts.
Major Dolche Truckload Bankruptcy Restructuring – 5 Key Facts & Industry Impact
Dolche Truckload bankruptcy under Chapter 11 (Subchapter V) aims to restructure debt without a shutdown; why it filed, key loans and creditors, and freight market impact.
Del Monte Foods Chapter 11: Massive $1B Bankruptcy Shakes Supply Chain – Fast-Moving Sale, Freight Fallout, and Path Forward
Del Monte Foods Chapter 11 bankruptcy: latest on sale process, unsecured creditor recovery, logistics impact, DIP financing, and implications for freight.
Great Freight Recession 2026: Record Trucking Costs and the Tank Sector’s 4% Edge
Record trucking costs of $2.336 per mile reshaped the Great Freight Recession. See why tank carriers averaged a 4% margin while truckload stayed below 1%.
