# Diesel Hits $6.13 a Gallon as Georgia Trucker Says He's Losing $2,000 Every Week

> The national average diesel price was $6.13 a gallon in the week of November 9, up about 63% from a year earlier, according to the EIA. Diesel has climbed since the US conflict with Iran began in late February, peaking at $6.53 in late September. Independent truckers say fuel costs now consume much of their income.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T06:10:09.586Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94995-diesel-hits-6-13-a-gallon-as-georgia-trucker-says-he-s-losing-2-000-every-week
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained high diesel prices raise freight and logistics costs for feed deliveries and may push some owner-operators out of service, tightening trucking capacity. The price pressure is driven by the Middle East conflict.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-16 | [Truckers: Fill up your tank ASAP. Diesel could surge $.60 per gallon this week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5988-truckers-fill-up-your-tank-asap-diesel-could-surge-60-per-gallon-this-week.md) | +5.7% | +4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2018-03-26 | [Diesel Jumps 3.8¢ to $3.010 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66206-diesel-jumps-3-8-to-3-010-a-gallon-tt.md) | -1.8% | +5.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-04 | [US diesel hits $4 per gallon as fuel costs rise amid escalating Middle East conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5530-us-diesel-hits-4-per-gallon-as-fuel-costs-rise-amid-escalating-middle-east.md) | +6.1% | +30.8% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-17 | [Global diesel prices spike as US hits Russia with new sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11452-global-diesel-prices-spike-as-us-hits-russia-with-new-sanctions.md) | -3.6% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-17 | [US average diesel prices cross $5 a gallon as Middle East War tests global economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20338-us-average-diesel-prices-cross-5-a-gallon-as-middle-east-war-tests-global.md) | +6.6% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- freightwire.news: https://freightwire.news/content/2361651

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