Monday Afternoon Freight Intelligence | September 21, 2026

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• Diesel prices reached a record high of $6.285 per gallon, raising the benchmark used in fuel-surcharge programs.
• CBP can cancel an Importer of Record number if company details are incorrect, potentially halting goods entry until the account is restored.
• September is projected to be the busiest month for U.S. imports in 2026, with rail-bound containers in Los Angeles–Long Beach already experiencing nearly a week of wait time.
• FedEx and Advent acquired 89.81% of InPost shares in a transaction valued at approximately $8.95 billion, expanding FedEx's presence in the European parcel-locker market.
• Kuehne+Nagel has signed a long-term agreement with Amazon to provide logistics services across the full lifecycle of AWS facility infrastructure.

Diesel Breaks the Record — Fuel Is Back at the Center of Every Trucking Conversation

The national DOE/EIA benchmark price for on-highway diesel increased by 31.8 cents in a single week to $6.285 per gallon for the week ending September 14, which was the highest figure in the record series. This means that diesel is now $2.546 higher than it was for the same week last year, with California's price reaching $8.039 per gallon and the Gulf Coast—still the cheapest area—remaining at an average of $6.027. When a reference fuel economy of 6.5 miles per gallon is taken into account, the national benchmark amounts to approximately 96.7 cents per mile before labour, equipment, insurance or maintenance are factored in.

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