State of Cross-Border Freight

A monthly round-up of U.S. diesel prices, parcel and LTL fuel surcharges and Canada–US commercial border waits. The report is no longer published; the issue below is kept as an archive.

April 2026 issue · covers March 2026

Diesel down 2.3% to $3.84/gal, parcel fuel surcharges down 0.50 points

Weekly diesel through March, the month's parcel and LTL fuel surcharge averages, and border waits. Read the issue →

Where to find the current numbers

Fuel surcharge tracker — this week's EIA diesel price, UPS and FedEx Ground surcharges and 8 weeks of history.
Reefer fuel surcharge — LTL and FTL reefer composites from the same diesel price.
Border wait times — live commercial and passenger waits at 17 crossings, updated every 30 minutes.