# Diesel fuel in short supply in Texas; prices on the rise - FreightWaves

> Diesel prices rose in Texas and along the Gulf Coast as truckstop operators reported stations without fuel or power. Love's, TA and Pilot Flying J listed more than 40 outlets without fuel, mostly in Texas.

- Date: 2021-02-18 · published 2021-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48825-diesel-fuel-in-short-supply-in-texas-prices-on-the-rise-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Localized fuel shortages raise delivery costs and can disrupt feed deliveries to Texas livestock and feedlot operations.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2021-02-19 | [Traders rush to supply fuel to the U.S. as Texas freeze bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48823-traders-rush-to-supply-fuel-to-the-u-s-as-texas-freeze-bites.md) | +4.0% | -3.0% |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-14 | [IMO 2020 credit risks to cascade across marine fuel supply chain - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58774-imo-2020-credit-risks-to-cascade-across-marine-fuel-supply-chain-freightwaves.md) | +4.5% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-fuel-in-short-supply-in-texas-prices-on-the-rise

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