# Diesel prices may stay elevated into spring 2027, fuel executives warn  - FreightWaves

> Energy and truck stop executives speaking at the WEX OTR Summit warned that US trucking companies could face elevated diesel prices through at least spring 2027. The comments were made on a Tuesday at a Jacksonville, Florida event.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:06:02.826Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/273-diesel-prices-may-stay-elevated-into-spring-2027-fuel-executives-warn
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained high diesel costs raise US feed and grain haulage expenses, which can widen delivered prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-10-25 | [DOE/EIA diesel price now up 30 cents in a month - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44747-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-30-cents-in-a-month-freightwaves.md) | -2.2% | -10.1% |
| DIESEL | 2022-06-14 | [Diesel prices: The loss of US refining capacity is making things worse - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41119-diesel-prices-the-loss-of-us-refining-capacity-is-making-things-worse.md) | +1.9% | -13.9% |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-28 | [New streak underway: DOE/EIA diesel price up 9th straight week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46785-new-streak-underway-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-9th-straight-week-freightwaves.md) | +1.5% | +0.3% |
| DIESEL | 2019-12-11 | [Reaction in the diesel market to IMO 2020 is still to come: Platts - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55751-reaction-in-the-diesel-market-to-imo-2020-is-still-to-come-platts-freightwaves.md) | +3.5% | -0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-08-29 | [9-week decline in DOE/EIA diesel price ends on big jump - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40235-9-week-decline-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-ends-on-big-jump-freightwaves.md) | -9.6% | -21.6% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-prices-may-stay-elevated-into-spring-2027-fuel-executives-warn

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