# Carriers' conditions improved in December with falling diesel prices | Commercial Carrier Journal

> FTR's Trucking Conditions Index improved to -6.1 in December from -7.94 in November, driven solely by a sharp drop in diesel prices. Freight rates weakened and the outlook remains negative through 2023.

- Date: 2023-02-16 · published 2023-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37504-carriers-conditions-improved-in-december-with-falling-diesel-prices-commercial
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel costs help trucking margins, but weakening freight rates and capacity conditions are a report-level signal that does not directly move feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-08-12 | [Grain Shipment Prices High Despite Falling Diesel Prices \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40223-grain-shipment-prices-high-despite-falling-diesel-prices-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.6% | +3.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-12-13 | [4th consecutive decline posted in DOE/EIA diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43800-4th-consecutive-decline-posted-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-freightwaves.md) | -1.5% | +10.7% |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-28 | [Diesel Falls 1¢ to $2.394 in Fourth Consecutive Decline - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51276-diesel-falls-1-to-2-394-in-fourth-consecutive-decline-tt.md) | -3.6% | +2.2% |
| DIESEL | 2017-02-06 | [Diesel Prices Fall, But Just Barely \| Heavy Duty Trucking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72660-diesel-prices-fall-but-just-barely-heavy-duty-trucking.md) | -0.0% | -3.6% |
| DIESEL | 2018-12-18 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update, December 18, 2018 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61740-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-december-18-2018-fuels-market-news.md) | -6.5% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- ccjdigital.com: https://www.ccjdigital.com/economic-trends/indicators/article/15306912/carriers-conditions-improved-in-december-with-falling-diesel-prices

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