# Railroads Say High Diesel Is Winning Freight | Big Rig Daily

> Railroads CSX and Union Pacific described high diesel prices and tight truck capacity as tailwinds for their intermodal business on third-quarter earnings calls. Freight is shifting from trucks to rail.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:06:02.872Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/280-railroads-say-high-diesel-is-winning-freight-big-rig-daily
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel-driven truck cost inflation pushes more freight onto rail, which can affect grain and feed transport costs and the rail-versus-truck economics for feed deliveries.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-10-13 | [Diesel Prices & Freight Trends: What’s Driving the Market in Q4?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17232-diesel-prices-and-freight-trends-what-s-driving-the-market-in-q4.md) | +1.8% | — |
| 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 | 2016-12-12 | [Trucking Industry Hits Road Bump With Rising Diesel Prices - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73647-trucking-industry-hits-road-bump-with-rising-diesel-prices-wsj.md) | +2.3% | -1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2021-02-18 | [Diesel fuel in short supply in Texas; prices on the rise - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48825-diesel-fuel-in-short-supply-in-texas-prices-on-the-rise-freightwaves.md) | +4.0% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- bigrigdaily.com: https://bigrigdaily.com/railroads-win-truck-freight-high-diesel-csx-drayage/

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