# Pandemic-fueled hedging innovation on diesel may be a keeper - FreightWaves

> K Ratio, a Chicago risk management firm, has made its diesel hedging product for trucking clients a permanent offering after its first year. Clients began seeking ways to lock in low diesel prices when oil markets plummeted during the pandemic.

- Date: 2021-04-19 · published 2021-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47808-pandemic-fueled-hedging-innovation-on-diesel-may-be-a-keeper-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing use of diesel hedging by freight operators shows how businesses are managing fuel cost volatility. The story has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pandemic-fueled-hedging-innovation-on-diesel-may-be-a-keeper

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