Benchmark diesel price is down; so is futures market in a big way

CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By John Kingston · 4 min read at the source

The benchmark diesel price is down, and diesel futures were way down a day ago. (Photo: Jim Allen\FreightWaves)
The benchmark diesel price is down, and diesel futures were way down a day ago. (Photo: Jim Allen\FreightWaves)

The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges fell this week, but the focus in oil markets is on the huge decline in futures market prices recorded Monday. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price fell to $6.292/gallon, a decline of 6 cts/g, effective Monday, published Tuesday.  That price would not […]

Reported by John Kingston for FreightWaves (Fuel News), originally published November 3, 2026.

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