# IMO 2020: A new higher normal for diesel prices? by FreightWaves Intel Group is available on SONAR - FreightWaves

> A FreightWaves Intel Group survey finds U.S. logistics firms, especially owner-operators and small fleets, are largely unprepared for diesel price volatility from IMO 2020. Most respondents are only monitoring the situation, and shippers expect carriers to pass on higher fuel surcharges.

- Date: 2019-07-08 · published 2019-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58287-imo-2020-a-new-higher-normal-for-diesel-prices-by-freightwaves-intel-group-is
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Limited preparation means fuel surcharges could rise sharply once IMO 2020 tightens diesel supply, raising delivered costs for feed shipments.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-15 | [DOE/EIA diesel price up for 9th straight week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11827-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-for-9th-straight-week-freightwaves.md) | -4.8% | -7.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-02-16 | [DOE/EIA diesel price up 15th straight week; diesel market higher on refinery outages - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48822-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-15th-straight-week-diesel-market-higher-on-refinery.md) | +4.9% | +9.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-01-19 | [FreightWaves oil report: a U.S. government agency makes a specific estimate how IMO2020 will hit diesel prices - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61268-freightwaves-oil-report-a-u-s-government-agency-makes-a-specific-estimate-how.md) | -3.9% | +4.3% |
| DIESEL | 2025-11-18 | [Four straight weeks of increases in benchmark diesel price - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11483-four-straight-weeks-of-increases-in-benchmark-diesel-price-freightwaves.md) | -5.1% | -16.2% |
| DIESEL | 2022-02-22 | [And now it’s 2013: DOE/EIA diesel price rises to level of 9 years ago - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42897-and-now-it-s-2013-doe-eia-diesel-price-rises-to-level-of-9-years-ago.md) | +7.9% | +38.8% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/imo-2020-a-new-higher-normal-for-diesel-prices-by-freightwaves-intel-group-is-available-on-sonar

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