Super Dispatch: Diesel price volatility strains auto transport margins

As global energy markets brace for supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Iran, the auto transport industry is grappling with a rapid surge in diesel costs that is fundamentally reshaping the economics of moving vehicles. Super Dispatch, an end-to-end software platform for the auto transport industry, has released new data from its Fuel and Transport Cost Tracker detailing the impact of rising fuel prices on carriers, brokers and shippers. According to the company’s latest update on May 1, while national average diesel prices have eased slightly to approximately $5. 35 per gallon, they remain more than $1.