# Diesel 101: Why Truck Stop Diesel Is Still Above $6 a Gallon as Crude Falls

> US truck stop diesel averaged $6.23 per gallon on November 9, up 65% from a year earlier, even as Brent fell 21% from its October 30 high. Refined product shortages and a diesel crack spread about three times its early-2026 level are keeping pump prices high, and EIA raised its 2027 retail diesel forecast to $5.03 per gallon.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T15:07:33.052Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95643-diesel-101-why-truck-stop-diesel-is-still-above-6-a-gallon-as-crude-falls
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel prices stay high because refined supply is tight rather than because of crude, which keeps freight and transport costs elevated for feed delivery even as crude falls.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-02-15 | [Why diesel prices will go up - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54762-why-diesel-prices-will-go-up-truck-news.md) | -5.1% | -38.5% |
| DIESEL | 2022-09-14 | [ANALYSIS: US gasoline stocks at 10-mth low, diesel and crude build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39569-analysis-us-gasoline-stocks-at-10-mth-low-diesel-and-crude-build.md) | -5.5% | +15.1% |
| DIESEL | 2020-05-27 | [Diesel stops 19-week slide after fleets contend with historic low oil prices \| Trucking Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53315-diesel-stops-19-week-slide-after-fleets-contend-with-historic-low-oil-prices.md) | +9.1% | +24.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [Diesel climbs for third straight week, while regular falls again - Blue Book](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1457-diesel-climbs-for-third-straight-week-while-regular-falls-again-blue-book.md) | -4.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2019-12-11 | [Reaction in the diesel market to IMO 2020 is still to come: Platts - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55751-reaction-in-the-diesel-market-to-imo-2020-is-still-to-come-platts-freightwaves.md) | +3.5% | -0.9% |
| BRENT | 2020-10-28 | [Oil Falls As Rise In US Crude Stocks Fans Over-Supply Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50802-oil-falls-as-rise-in-us-crude-stocks-fans-over-supply-fears.md) | -3.8% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2023-12-12 | [U.S. crude oil falls more than 3% on inflation worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32888-u-s-crude-oil-falls-more-than-3-on-inflation-worries.md) | +3.3% | +2.3% |
| BRENT | 2017-04-21 | [Why the crude rally has fizzled, continued: Market analysis series](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71649-why-the-crude-rally-has-fizzled-continued-market-analysis-series.md) | -2.6% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-101-why-truck-stop-diesel-is-still-above-6-a-gallon-as-crude-falls

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