Oct 7, 2026 · 11 min · 7 segments
Diesel isn’t just another fuel at the pump. It’s one of the fuels that keeps the American economy moving. Trucks haul much of the nation’s freight, while diesel also powers equipment critical to…
Ken ChesterHost
With the price of diesel setting record highs across the United States, operators will have little choice but to pass on the increased cost of doing business.
And that means pretty much everything that our economy uses, consumes, or otherwise gets delivered will go up and up substantially.
And what happens in one part of the world messes with what's going on in another part of the world.
If it's last mile, like to your grocery store, to your local Target or Walmart or whatever, it's a truck.
With the price of diesel setting record highs across the United States, operators will have little choice but to pass on the increased cost of doing business.
And that means pretty much everything that our economy uses, consumes, or otherwise gets delivered will go up and up substantially.
And what happens in one part of the world messes with what's going on in another part of the world.
If it's last mile, like to your grocery store, to your local Target or Walmart or whatever, it's a truck.
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