# Fuel, Tight Capacity Push Projected Q4 Freight Costs Higher

> A freight audit report projects higher fourth-quarter freight costs due to fuel and tight capacity. Diesel reached $6.53 per gallon in September 2026, and carriers adjusted fuel-surcharge tables sharply.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:06:02.859Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/278-fuel-tight-capacity-push-projected-q4-freight-costs-higher
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel and truck capacity costs raise delivered feed transport costs, which can widen basis and delivered prices for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-07-11 | [Fuel costs push rates higher faster in 2021 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46244-fuel-costs-push-rates-higher-faster-in-2021-freightwaves.md) | -2.1% | -3.4% |
| 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% | — |
| DIESEL | 2024-01-26 | [Europe’s Diesel Supply Chain Threatened by High Freight Costs - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32308-europe-s-diesel-supply-chain-threatened-by-high-freight-costs-tt.md) | -2.4% | -3.8% |
| 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 | 2026-10-29 | [U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Shipper Costs Hit Five-Year High as Freight Demand Stalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1461-u-s-bank-freight-payment-index-shipper-costs-hit-five-year-high-as-freight.md) | -2.4% | — |

## Sources

- fleetequipmentmag.com: https://www.fleetequipmentmag.com/q4-2026-freight-rates-fuel-capacity/

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.