# Diesel and Detroit disruptions hit trucking hard and fast - FreightWaves

> Wholesale diesel prices rose $0.16 per gallon on Monday after the attack on Saudi Arabian oil production. Separately, about 50,000 UAW workers struck General Motors on September 15, causing carriers to reject freight in the Detroit area. The article describes both events as hitting trucking quickly.

- Date: 2019-09-22 · published 2019-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57269-diesel-and-detroit-disruptions-hit-trucking-hard-and-fast-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Supply disruption from the Saudi attack lifts diesel and crude costs, which raises fuel surcharges and transport costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-08-24 | [Diesel Prices Surge, Spot Rates Plunge: Why Trucking Costs Are Disconnected - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18071-diesel-prices-surge-spot-rates-plunge-why-trucking-costs-are-disconnected.md) | -2.9% | +10.0% |
| DIESEL | 2026-09-15 | [US diesel prices hit new all-time high amid global supply disruptions, strong demand \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17656-us-diesel-prices-hit-new-all-time-high-amid-global-supply-disruptions-strong.md) | -1.7% | -4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-03 | [Diesel futures and retail prices power higher, outstripping gains in crude - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5533-diesel-futures-and-retail-prices-power-higher-outstripping-gains-in-crude.md) | +17.7% | +50.3% |
| DIESEL | 2023-12-26 | [After dropping for 8 weeks, benchmark diesel price turns higher - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32875-after-dropping-for-8-weeks-benchmark-diesel-price-turns-higher-freightwaves.md) | -3.9% | +1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-14 | [Russia, Strait of Hormuz combining to drive diesel higher after declines - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12185-russia-strait-of-hormuz-combining-to-drive-diesel-higher-after-declines.md) | +7.1% | +9.3% |
| WTI | 2023-12-26 | [After dropping for 8 weeks, benchmark diesel price turns higher - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32875-after-dropping-for-8-weeks-benchmark-diesel-price-turns-higher-freightwaves.md) | -3.9% | +2.7% |
| WTI | 2019-11-30 | [FreightWaves oil report: here are the oil and diesel numbers that OPEC faces this week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56252-freightwaves-oil-report-here-are-the-oil-and-diesel-numbers-that-opec-faces.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Diesel and crude spike higher on Israel attack, though no Iranian oil facilities impacted - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7757-diesel-and-crude-spike-higher-on-israel-attack-though-no-iranian-oil-facilities.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-and-detroit-disruptions-hit-trucking-hard-and-fast

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