# The Vector Freight Brief #3: Flatbed's tightest week of the fall, diesel dips, and Thanksgiving is three weeks out

> EIA reported U.S. on-highway diesel averaged $6.292/gal on Nov 2, down 6.0 cents on the week, with every region falling. DAT flatbed capacity tightened to its tightest week in a month, and a logistics managers' survey showed transportation capacity has shrunk for 11 straight months.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T00:08:08.172Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80651-the-vector-freight-brief-3-flatbed-s-tightest-week-of-the-fall-diesel-dips-and
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter truck capacity and diesel costs raise freight expenses for moving feed ingredients, adding modest upward pressure on delivered feed costs, though the diesel dip offers slight relief.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-22 | [Bulk Freight Rates Ease 4.2% in June as a Fragile Iran Ceasefire Pulls Diesel Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19022-bulk-freight-rates-ease-4-2-in-june-as-a-fragile-iran-ceasefire-pulls-diesel.md) | +2.7% | +31.7% |
| DIESEL | 2020-03-27 | [Feature: US Gulf Coast naphtha heads to Asia amid fallen freight; glut of ULSD left onshore](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54331-feature-us-gulf-coast-naphtha-heads-to-asia-amid-fallen-freight-glut-of-ulsd.md) | -5.6% | -37.6% |
| DIESEL | 2025-12-22 | [Grain Transportation Improves as Rail Surges, Diesel Falls - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21706-grain-transportation-improves-as-rail-surges-diesel-falls-rfd.md) | -0.3% | +10.8% |
| DIESEL | 2020-05-18 | [Wave of diesel heads to Europe, pressuring refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53318-wave-of-diesel-heads-to-europe-pressuring-refiners.md) | +6.6% | +25.7% |
| DIESEL | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- vectorlogisticsllc.com: https://vectorlogisticsllc.com/freight-brief/issue-003

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