# Diesel Up 10 Cents, Spot Rates Up 2: Margin Squeeze

> US diesel rose 10 cents in one week to just under $6.57/gal as of September 28. Truckload spot rates rose only 2 cents per mile, squeezing trucking margins. Tender rejections held near 14% amid weak housing and auto demand.

- Date: 2026-09-28 · published 2026-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17658-diesel-up-10-cents-spot-rates-up-2-margin-squeeze
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Fuel costs rising faster than freight rates raise transport costs for feed ingredients and finished feed moving by truck. Carriers are likely to pass through cost pressure over time.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-22 | [Record diesel costs push grain freight rates higher across all modes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17227-record-diesel-costs-push-grain-freight-rates-higher-across-all-modes-feed-and.md) | -5.5% | — |
| DIESEL | 2022-11-18 | [Diesel drives fleet costs, freight market shifts \| FleetOwner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38878-diesel-drives-fleet-costs-freight-market-shifts-fleetowner.md) | -9.9% | -15.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-14 | [Diesel prices drop by 3.5 cents but could remain sticky, experts say \| Trucking Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10140-diesel-prices-drop-by-3-5-cents-but-could-remain-sticky-experts-say-trucking.md) | -7.0% | +4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2017-08-31 | [Harvey effect: Texas rates climbing, diesel could jump 15-25 cents, high-dollar FEMA loads available \| Overdrive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69624-harvey-effect-texas-rates-climbing-diesel-could-jump-15-25-cents-high-dollar.md) | +7.1% | +8.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-17 | [Atlantic Basin refining margins soar on refinery outages, tight diesel supply \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10941-atlantic-basin-refining-margins-soar-on-refinery-outages-tight-diesel-supply-s.md) | -6.7% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/diesel-10-cents-spot-rates-174944200.html

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