U.S.SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED?

Truckers warn diesel at $6.32 a gallon could set off a domino effect

Truckers say diesel at six dollars and thirty-two cents a gallon is cutting routes and profits, and the strain could spread through the supply chain; delivery is the quiet casualty.

On air: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on Should You Be Worried?
Published 9:12 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Photo: Semi-trailer truck — Photo: AlfvanBeem · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by Fox News: “America's truckers issue dire warning as soaring diesel costs threaten 'domino effect'”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 9:12 AM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
Topics: North America.

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Fox NewsAmerica's truckers issue dire warning as soaring diesel costs threaten 'domino effect'

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTruckers say diesel at six dollars and thirty-two cents a gallon is slashing their profits.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd cutting routes. Truckers are warning of a domino effect that could ripple through the supply chain.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA domino effect. Which domino falls first, and who is standing behind it?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSix thirty-two.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is a number, not a name. And yet it is the only witness this morning that has answered the question.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo should you be worried? Mildly. If routes shrink, your groceries and your packages feel it eventually.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe warning is from the truckers, and the dominoes are theirs.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMildly worried, then.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the trees? Nothing here costs a single one, Hank. Tree count of nothing. I find that restful.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAt six thirty-two a gallon, I do not.