Fuel prices: the good news, and the bad news

<p><strong>LLN (8/10/22) –</strong> Fuel prices have trended down for nearly two months now – and industry experts expect that trend to continue for weeks or even months to come. Tom Kloza of OPIS is among them, but he also sees potential trouble on the horizon. Also, the dog days of summer are typically a time of stagnation in the spot market, and the trend appears to be holding true. Stephen Petit of DAT tells us which markets are hot and which are not. And for many years, Marty Ellis has been involved in one of the biggest charity events in the trucking industry – the World’s Largest Truck Convoy benefitting Special Olympics. That event recently lost its founder.</p> <p>0:00 – Newscast. </p> <p>10:04 – Fuel: trending down but trouble ahead.</p> <p>24:56 – Summer freight slowdown.</p> <p>39:51 – A big loss for convoy.</p>