Supply Chain Disruption Alert
Diesel Tops Historic $6.00/Gallon Threshold
Diesel is the primary commercial fuel moving 72% of all domestic freight. As bulk pricing crosses $6.00/gal, haulers face unprecedented cost pressures that propagate through operating budgets directly into food, logistics, and manufacturing consumer price indices.
Operating Parameters
Diesel Price / Gal
$6.15
$3.00 Baseline
$6.00 Milestone
$8.50 Shock
Active Fleet Size (Tractors)
25
1 Owner-Op
25 Mid Fleet
150 Enterprise
Average Fleet Economy
6.8 MPG
5.0 Heavy/Mountain
6.8 Industry Avg
9.0 Aero Hybrid
Monthly Miles / Truck
10,000 mi
3,000 Local
10,000 Long-Haul
16,000 Team OTR
Average Payload Weight
22 Tons
8 LTL
22 Full Truckload
26 Max GVRW
Monthly Fleet Fuel Cost
$226,470.59
36,765 Gallons/mo
Fuel Cost Per Mile
0.9
$/mi
Cost Per Ton-Mile
0.041
$/ton-mi
22.0 ton standard load
Retail Inflation Est.
4.8
% CPI
4 Key Consumer Sectors
Transportation Operating Cost Structure Breakdown ($/Mile)
Real-time allocation across Fuel, Driver Compensation, Equipment Maintenance, and Overhead
Total: $2.10/mile
Sector Consumer Price Ripple Effect (4 Monitored Sectors)
Estimated price transmission from $6+ diesel into retail and wholesale shelves
Benchmark Fuel: $6.15
Fleet Fuel: $226,470.59
CPM: 0.9
Ton-Mile: 0.041
Inflation: 4.8%