Diesel at $5.64 a Gallon: How the Fuel Crisis Is Quietly Destroying Domestic Freight Budgets in 2026
You open your shipping invoice. The numbers look different than last month. Not a little different. A lot different. And nobody sent you a memo explaining why.Here is the number behind it: $5.64 per gallon. That is what diesel hit nationally in early May 2026. Second-highest reading in eight weeks. A level nobody was seriously forecasting back in January. And unlike ocean freight, where you at least get some runway before a rate increase lands, fuel surcharges reset fast. Almost immediately, actually. https://www.gmfreight.com/blog/diesel-at-5-64-a-gallon-how-the-fuel-crisis-is-quietly-destroying-domestic-freight-budgets-in-2026/