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Running on Empty
On YouTube as “Why America’s Truckers Are Going Bankrupt (And Why You’ll Pay For It)”
Corrections and updates
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Fuel prices: national diesel record of $6.5276 on 22 September 2026 archived
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16 trucking companies hit bankruptcy court in less than a month archived
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Gov. Greg Abbott declares a statewide disaster over diesel prices archived
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Truck driver feels the pain at the pump: over $1,200 a tank archived
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Trump in Grand Island, Nebraska: “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe” archived
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Three suspects
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Tracking oil prices since the war began: strikes on 28 February, Brent at $138 on 7 April archived
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Saudis shut down the East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack archived
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Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz archived
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Diesel vs spot rates: why carriers are better off than last year archived
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Operational costs of trucking, 2025: margins below 1% archived
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RXO second-quarter 2026 results: brokerage gross margin 10.7%
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Trucker firms hit by bankruptcies and layoffs archived
Large carriers have surcharge clauses and the balance sheet to wait
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Midwest Expedited files for Chapter 11: 95 trucks, $4.8 million revenue in 2025, $817,000 in 2026 archived
Where the gallon goes
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US refinery capacity has dropped from 2025 to 2026
LyondellBasell Houston, Phillips 66 Los Angeles, Valero Benicia
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Diesel exports hit a record 1.884 million barrels a day as US stocks sink
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Valero second-quarter 2026 results
Refining margin $23.62 a barrel, net income $3.7 billion, $2.6 billion returned to stockholders
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Trump’s diesel export plan dismissed by his own officials; Wright: a “blunt tool”
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Trump: the diesel export ban “was never really on the table”
We did the math
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President Trump takes decisive action to lower diesel costs: “about $60 on a 250-gallon fill”
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How much tax do we pay on a gallon of diesel? Federal 24.4 cents, state average 35.5 cents
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Truck stops warned against red-dye diesel sales: “the tax is still owed”
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Trump signs dyed-diesel order; GasBuddy’s De Haan: “Taxes aren’t the problem, supply is”
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Interviews and clips
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Jason Evans of Rogue Motor Freight and driver Michael Alvarez
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Gov. Abbott declares a statewide disaster over diesel prices
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Stacie Sanchez of 2 Lanes Transport; 16 trucking bankruptcies
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright: “The bigger problem is refining capacity”
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Trump at the United Nations: “let’s not send out the diesel”