{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Diesel","description":"Diesel is the fuel almost all land-based freight transport runs on: trucks, diesel locomotives on non-electrified lines, terminal handling equipment, reefer container units and auxiliary engines on board. For freight forwarders it is also the most volatile cost element, which is why contracts separate it from the base rate through fuel surcharges or a diesel floater. In economic policy terms diesel is a security-of-supply question: countries that import most of their requirement are exposed to c","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/diesel","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-09-14T18:20:40.388815","citation":"Frachtportal-News «Australien fördert mehr Güter auf der Schiene, um Diesel zu sparen» (14.09.2026); Australian Government, TRACK Grant Opportunity Guidelines (September 2026)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/diesel","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Diesel · Diesel is the fuel almost all land-based freight transport runs on: trucks, diesel locomotives on non-electrified lines, terminal handling equipment, reefer container units and auxiliary engines on board. · Quelle: Frachtportal-News «Australien fördert mehr Güter auf der Schiene, um Diesel zu sparen» (14.09.2026); Australian Government, TRACK Grant Opportunity Guidelines (September 2026)"}