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.
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.
Jones Act waiver update: CBP’s March 27 guidance, record March fuel exports, tanker-rate spikes, and why domestic coastal relief remains limited.
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.
Discover the latest NMFC classification updates effective from May 2024. Learn how these changes can streamline your shipping processes.
Explore the impending iron ore shortfall as Goldman Sachs forecasts a market deficit. Understand the implications for global supply and steel production in our comprehensive 2024 analysis.
Get an in-depth look at the freight recession impact and its implications on the American trucking industry. Discover the five major challenges that the industry faces, the factors behind them, and what the future might hold.
United States Steel Corp. broke ground in Arkansas on the company’s next-generation steel mill. The $3 billion steel-making facility will be the most advanced in North America and largest private project in the history of…
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