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Diesel drops $0.165 to $6.127 in EIA's week ending Nov. 9, but the agency raises its 2027 forecast 12% to $5.03 a gallon

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Nov. 10 that on-highway diesel averaged $6.127 a gallon for the week ending Nov. 9, down $0.165 for a second straight weekly decline and the lowest since Oct. 12, with every region lower and California still highest at $7.897. The same day, EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook raised its 2027 diesel forecast to $5.03 a gallon from $4.49 last month.

Fuel & ratesUpdated Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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Enforcement

Operation Highway Shield reaches Maryland and D.C.: 941 inspections put 191 vehicles and 92 drivers out of service, and local crackdowns add hundreds more violations

FreightWaves reports Operation Highway Shield expanded into Maryland and Washington, D.C.: FMCSA and Maryland agencies ran 941 inspections, placing 191 vehicles and 92 drivers out of service, while the District's Nov. 6 update reported 125 inspections, 193 violations and 50 out-of-service violations. The same roundup carries local enforcement in Virginia, Oregon and New York, an arrest on suspicion of DUI on I-40 in Arizona after a preliminary breath sample of 0.301, and a British Columbia brake failure that could have caused a catastrophic collision — with DOT's Nov. 4 update putting 33,000 drivers out of service nationally for English proficiency.

Fuel & rates

Freight demand jumps nearly 5% and van contract rates hit a 52-week high: SONAR puts tender volume at 11,600, rejections at 12.95% and van spot at $3.49 a mile

FreightWaves reports SONAR's latest review: tender volume climbed nearly 5% week over week to 11,600, a level last seen in late spring, with the tender rejection index at 12.95% and flatbed rejections at 21%. Van spot rates reached $3.49 a mile on Nov. 9, the van contract linehaul index hit a 52-week high of $2.85 a mile, LTL cost per hundredweight rose to $48.98 in October, and diesel eased about $0.06 on the week.

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Operation Highway Shield reached Maryland and Washington, D.C., putting 191 vehicles and 92 drivers out of service in Maryland alone, and freight demand jumped nearly 5% as SONAR's tender volume returned to a late-spring level with van contract rates at a 52-week high.

Weather and roads

South Texas rain peaks and turns: 5 to 10 inches fell near Kingsville, one more round Monday, and the heavy rain ends by evening

The Weather Prediction Center's discussion issued early Monday shrinks the excessive-rainfall risk to far southeastern Texas — a slight risk, level 2 of 4, from southwest of Corpus Christi down to Brownsville — after some areas took 4 to 9 inches in 24 hours and the Kingsville area took 5 to 10. The Corpus Christi office says 1 to 3 more inches are possible through Monday afternoon on saturated ground, the Flood Watch runs through noon, and a Flood Warning for Oso Creek near Corpus Christi, with a crest near 23 feet late Monday night, runs to Wednesday afternoon.

Fuel & rates

Holiday freight is moving: reefer spot climbs $0.10 to $3.70 a mile in DAT's week ending Nov. 6, and van and reefer trail only 2021 for early November

DAT's weekly release for the week ending Nov. 6, published Monday, puts the 7-day average broker-to-carrier reefer rate at $3.70 a mile, up $0.10, with reefer load posts up 16% and the load-to-truck ratio at 19.0. Van linehaul rose $0.06 to $2.26 a mile and flatbed $0.02 to $2.63, truck posts run 24% to 34% below a year ago, and DAT's 35-day forecast has van linehaul reaching $2.32 by mid-December.

Weather and roads

Alaska storm Monday: 8 to 12 inches on the Haines Highway at the border, and snow, freezing rain and 60 mph gusts for Anchorage's evening commute

The National Weather Service in Juneau has upgraded the Haines Highway to a winter storm warning for Monday — 8 to 12 inches of snow possible at the upper elevations near the border crossing, 3 AM to 6 PM AKST — with a winter weather advisory for 5 to 8 inches on the Klondike Highway near White Pass. In Anchorage, a winter weather advisory runs from noon Monday to 3 PM Tuesday: 2 to 8 inches of snow, a light glaze of ice and gusts to 60 mph on the Hillside, hitting both the Monday evening and Tuesday morning commutes.

Weather and roads

South Texas flood threat escalates overnight: forecast totals raised to a widespread 3 to 6 inches, worst of it late today into early Monday

The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center raised its South Texas rainfall expectations overnight — a widespread 3 to 6 inches, locally as much as 8, with a 60-90% probability of more than 3 inches south of I-10 — and the Corpus Christi office reissued the Flood Watch through Monday noon with isolated totals of 7 to 9 inches now possible. A Flash Flood Warning and a Flood Advisory covered the Laredo area early this morning, and forecasters say the best chances for flash flooding come late this afternoon and evening, carrying into early Monday morning.

Enforcement

Colorado troopers stopped 119 drivers who ran past I-70 chain checks — 262 citations in two Dotsero details, and the next one is Tuesday

CDLLife reports Colorado State Patrol results from proactive chain-law operations held Oct. 23 and Oct. 28 on I-70 near Dotsero: 703 commercial drivers contacted, 262 citations issued — 63 of them for violating the must-carry chain law — and traffic stops on 119 professional drivers who failed to stop at the chain operation. Compliance with the must-carry rule was 91%. Another enforcement event is planned for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the same location.

Weather and roads

Flood Watch for South Texas through Monday morning: 2 to 4 inches of rain, locally over 5, on the Laredo and I-10 freight corridors

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for most of South Texas from Saturday afternoon through Monday morning, with the heaviest rain Sunday. The Weather Prediction Center puts a slight risk — level 2 of 4 — of excessive rainfall across south-central and South Texas along and south of I-10, with a broad 2 to 3 inches, locally heavy totals of 4 to 6 inches, and the greatest probabilities between Laredo and Corpus Christi. Training storms over Laredo and the Coastal Bend are the flash-flood concern.

Pay

Schneider's profit more than doubled — and its CEO says drivers, not demand, still limit the market: 'You're not seeing growth of long-haul truck drivers'

Commercial Carrier Journal reports Schneider National's third-quarter net income rose 155% to $49.5 million on revenue of $1.59 billion, up 9%. CEO Jim Filter said capacity is still constrained because long-haul driver supply is not growing — about 50,000 drivers entered in 2021–2022, many with less than a week of training, while current standards call for five to six weeks — and Schneider is answering with selective pay increases and sign-on bonuses in constrained markets, tied to rate recovery.

Enforcement

Indiana police and the FBI are investigating a 45-truck carrier over alleged ELD cheating and pay-skimming — and the owner says fired employees invented it

Overdrive reports Indiana State Police have involved the FBI in an investigation of South Bend-based Majestic Cargo Lines over allegations that it manipulated electronic logging devices to cheat driver hours and skimmed driver pay. Owner Nikola Gavrilovic denies the allegations, blames disgruntled fired employees, and points to a July 2026 FMCSA audit that reviewed drivers' records of duty status and passed them. Nothing has been charged, and police confirmation of an investigation is not a finding of guilt.

Recalls

Recall: 12,715 Chevy Express and GMC Savana vans for a steering nut that may not have been tightened — including vans already cleared once

GM Authority reports General Motors has recalled certain 2025 and 2026 Chevy Express and GMC Savana vans under NHTSA campaign 26V718 because a steering gear assembly nut may not have been tightened during manufacturing. The recall covers 12,715 vehicles — 8,693 Express and 4,022 Savana — including vans inspected and cleared under the earlier recall 26V399, after investigators found 108 potentially defective steering gear serial numbers had been wrongly left off the original list. Owner letters are expected December 14, 2026.

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