# Colonial Pipeline outage: What to watch for in diesel markets Monday - FreightWaves

> The Colonial Pipeline remained shut after a cyberattack, now in its third day. ULSD futures on CME rose about 1.3% Monday morning, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted an hours-of-service waiver.

- Date: 2021-05-10 · published 2021-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47275-colonial-pipeline-outage-what-to-watch-for-in-diesel-markets-monday-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged shutdown of a major East Coast fuel artery tightens diesel supply and raises trucking and freight costs for feed deliveries. The shock could keep wholesale diesel tight into June.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-05-12 | [Diesel outages starting to rise in Southeast on back of Colonial closure - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47276-diesel-outages-starting-to-rise-in-southeast-on-back-of-colonial-closure.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-10-20 | [Benchmark diesel price up as market takes a short breather - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/632-benchmark-diesel-price-up-as-market-takes-a-short-breather-freightwaves.md) | -0.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2019-08-30 | [Mixed information coming out of Florida on diesel fuel availablity - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57780-mixed-information-coming-out-of-florida-on-diesel-fuel-availablity-freightwaves.md) | +1.7% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/colonial-pipeline-outage-what-to-watch-for-in-diesel-markets-monday

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