By PNW Staff
September 18, 2026
It is one of the fuels that makes the American economy move.
Diesel powers the trucks hauling groceries to supermarkets, tractors harvesting crops, construction equipment building homes and infrastructure, and countless commercial vehicles moving goods across the country.
CNN recently highlighted the pressure farmers are experiencing during harvest, including one farmer who said filling his combine was approaching $1,000. Higher harvesting and transportation expenses don’t simply disappear. Eventually, businesses have to absorb them, cut expenses elsewhere or pass some portion of them along.
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