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Rising diesel prices squeeze US truckers and threaten fewer delivery routes
Diesel prices in the US have risen sharply, making it more expensive to move goods by truck.
Truckers say their pay has not risen to match fuel costs, and some companies are already cutting routes.
If smaller operators cannot cover their costs, they may stop working, which could affect the wider delivery network.
That could eventually add pressure to the cost of goods for consumers.
US truckers say soaring diesel prices are cutting into their earnings and putting pressure on companies to reduce routes.
Tyler Rinaldi, a Louisiana trucker, said his company has already scaled back some weekend routes.
Miami-based trucker Suave Dorsett warned that smaller operators could struggle first, creating pressure that spreads to larger carriers.
The national average diesel price was about $6.32 per gallon Monday, up from about $3.69 a year earlier, according to AAA.
The warnings come as President Donald Trump predicts oil prices will fall sharply if the Iran conflict soon ends.
- Who
- US truckers, including Suave Dorsett and Tyler Rinaldi, say rising diesel costs are hurting the industry.
- What
- Higher fuel costs are squeezing truckers and prompting some companies to cut routes.
- When
- The article was published October 10, 2026; the diesel price was reported for Monday.
- Where
- The United States. Dorsett said he saw diesel at $7.40 per gallon while traveling through Ohio.
- Why
- Diesel prices have soared amid the Iran war, while trucking rates have not risen alongside fuel costs.
US truckers warning of industry pressure
President Donald Trump
Fuel and industry outlook
US truckers warning of industry pressure
Truckers say soaring diesel costs are cutting into earnings and prompting route reductions, with smaller operators at risk.
President Donald Trump
Trump predicts oil prices will fall sharply as the conflict could soon end.
So it's hurting our pockets real bad.
I've seen a lot of routes get cut.
Some of the smaller companies, like the smaller owner ops, would slowly fall off and it's going to create a chain effect
They're not really running like they want to on the weekends right now.
Truckers said higher fuel costs were cutting into earnings and increasing financial pressure on smaller operators.
Rinaldi said his company had scaled back some weekend routes.
- National average diesel price
- About $6.32 per gallon on Monday
- Diesel price a year earlier
- About $3.69 per gallon
- Diesel price increase
- More than 70%
- Diesel price in Ohio
- $7.40 per gallon, according to Dorsett
- Rinaldi's company
- Some weekend routes had been scaled back
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