# US truckers' diesel spending hits record high on Middle East conflict | Reuters

> US fleets averaged $5.52 per gallon on diesel, surpassing the June 2022 record, according to Samsara data. The national retail diesel price has risen about 50% since the Iran war effectively halted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

- Date: 2026-04-14 · published 2026-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19889-us-truckers-diesel-spending-hits-record-high-on-middle-east-conflict-reuters
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel is the second-largest operating expense for truckers, so higher fuel costs raise freight rates and consumer goods prices. Feed buyers face higher delivered costs for feed ingredients moved by truck.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-05 | [Cost of U.S. diesel exports to Latin America rise on shortage \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42029-cost-of-u-s-diesel-exports-to-latin-america-rise-on-shortage-reuters.md) | -8.6% | +22.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-28 | [Diesel prices ease in US, but West Coast fleets hammered by spike - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19892-diesel-prices-ease-in-us-but-west-coast-fleets-hammered-by-spike-truck-news.md) | +2.2% | -6.2% |
| DIESEL | 2023-09-12 | [US East Coast scrambles for distillates ahead of refiner maintenance \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34295-us-east-coast-scrambles-for-distillates-ahead-of-refiner-maintenance-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -12.2% |
| DIESEL | 2024-02-26 | [US diesel exports to Europe dip on plummeting refining output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31851-us-diesel-exports-to-europe-dip-on-plummeting-refining-output.md) | +1.0% | -1.4% |
| 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% | — |
| WTI | 2021-01-15 | [Record LNG prices push South Asian countries, including Pakistan, to ration gas - Pakistan - DAWN.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49338-record-lng-prices-push-south-asian-countries-including-pakistan-to-ration-gas.md) | -2.3% | +11.2% |
| WTI | 2026-03-04 | [Closure of the Strait of Hormuz causes urea, diesel prices to spike as planting season begins in Arkansas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4429-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-causes-urea-diesel-prices-to-spike-as-planting.md) | +12.2% | +37.4% |
| WTI | 2022-03-23 | [Oil jumps 5% as Caspian pipeline disruption adds to supply fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8484-oil-jumps-5-as-caspian-pipeline-disruption-adds-to-supply-fears-reuters.md) | -6.3% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-truckers-diesel-spend-hits-record-high-middle-east-conflict-2026-04-14/

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