# How trucking can mitigate risks of IMO 2020 marine fuel rule - FreightWaves

> Speakers at Transparency19 said trucking firms should watch the forward curve for low-sulfur diesel as IMO 2020 approaches. An analysis cited estimates that about 700,000 barrels per day of high-sulfur fuel will continue to be burned, and another 700,000 barrels per day will go to scrubbers.

- Date: 2019-05-08 · published 2019-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59257-how-trucking-can-mitigate-risks-of-imo-2020-marine-fuel-rule-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Ship operators buying distillate-based compliant fuel will compete with land diesel buyers, which can lift US diesel prices and trucking costs. That in turn raises the cost of hauling feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-27 | [Port Report: truckers beware – IMO 2020 will cause fuel prices to “go through the roof” - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57266-port-report-truckers-beware-imo-2020-will-cause-fuel-prices-to-go-through-the.md) | -3.9% | +1.9% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-26 | [FreightWaves oil report: Valero's conference call had little good news on the impact of IMO 2020 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56765-freightwaves-oil-report-valero-s-conference-call-had-little-good-news-on-the.md) | -2.5% | -2.3% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-06 | [FreightWaves oil report: physical diesel markets strengthen; IMO 2020 link eyed - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56766-freightwaves-oil-report-physical-diesel-markets-strengthen-imo-2020-link-eyed.md) | +3.3% | +1.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-01 | [A trade gets done in Singapore and gives a hint what will happen to fuel prices under IMO2020 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60790-a-trade-gets-done-in-singapore-and-gives-a-hint-what-will-happen-to-fuel-prices.md) | +1.4% | +6.7% |
| DIESEL | 2018-10-21 | [IMO2020 watch: looking to refineries and shipowners to respond to economic incentives - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62733-imo2020-watch-looking-to-refineries-and-shipowners-to-respond-to-economic.md) | -0.1% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-trucking-can-mitigate-risks-of-imo-2020-marine-fuel-rule

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