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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2021

Rising Fuel Costs Drive Down Trucking Conditions Index

The fuel cost component of FTR's Trucking Conditions Index recorded the largest negative change in more than three years.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicFebruary 8, 2021

Tight Oil Market Pushes Diesel Prices Higher

The increase in crude oil prices – and therefore diesel prices – is led by recovering demand and suppressed supply, the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine, and falling inventories, analysts say.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockMay 19, 2020

Oil Prices Rebound Since Late April, But Not in the Clear

Oil prices bounced back last week, jumping to more than $30 a barrel. While some see this as a positive, there might be more to consider below the surface, both literally and metaphorically.

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Newsby StaffApril 28, 2020

Diesel Prices Continue to Decline, Following Ongoing Oil Drop

Diesel prices are once again down this week, dropping an average of 39 cents a gallon since last week and by $1.114 since last year.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockApril 21, 2020

Pandemic Drop in Fuel Demand Triggers Historic Low Oil Futures

After West Texas International (WTI) crude prices almost ended last week with historic low of $17.31 per barrel before eventually settling at $18.27, the benchmark price for crude oil in the U.S. dropped to negative $37.63 late Monday.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockApril 9, 2020

OPEC Oil Supply Cut Could Prompt Higher Fuel Prices

It's possible recent low diesel prices may start heading back up, with news that oil-producing countries plan to cut crude-oil production.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMarch 10, 2020

What Oil War Could Mean for Trucking

A sudden war in crude oil prices between Russia and Saudi Arabia could mean a drop in diesel and gasoline prices at American fuel pumps. But the longer-term implications are more worrying.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMay 9, 2019

Could Ocean-Going Fleets Raise Fuel Prices for Truck Fleets?

New emissions regulations targeting large ocean-going ships could raise fuel prices for trucking fleets at the pump on dry land, says NACFE’s Dave Schaller.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 24, 2018

Diesel Fuel Prices Down as Questions Rise About Crude Oil Supplies

Despite tensions in the Middle East, average diesel fuel prices last week dropped almost 2 cents from the week before, although they’re still 71 cents higher than a year earlier.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMay 9, 2018

Energy Department Raises Diesel, Gasoline Price Forecasts

Expected prices for trucking’s primary fuel as well as for gasoline have been revised higher, due largely to anticipated higher prices for crude oil, according to a new Energy Department report.

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