The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 4.6 cents to $2.586 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as the price of oil rose past $55 to an 18-month high, then fell later in the day Jan. 3.
January 3, 2017Business, Fuel
Diesel’s Rise Continues, Up 4.6¢ to $2.586
Government, Business, Fuel
Trucking Industry on Board With Michigan’s Diesel Tax Hike
Truckers filling their tanks with diesel in Michigan are paying 11.3 cents more per gallon in tax than they did last month as part of a 2015 law designed to eventually produce $400 million for the state’s roads and bridges.
January 3, 2017Business, Fuel, Government, Technology, Equipment
Diesel, Crude Prices Ascend to 2016 Peaks at Year’s End
The average U.S. retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents a gallon to $2.54, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 26, as the price of oil rose past $53 a barrel because evidence is growing that plans to cut production will jell.
January 2, 2017Business, Fuel
Diesel Average Rises to Yearly High, Up 1.3¢ to $2.54
The U.S. average retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents to $2.54 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as the price of oil rose past $52 a barrel as plans to cut production gelled.
December 27, 2016Business, Fuel
Diesel Average at Highest Price in 2016, Up 3.4¢ to $2.527
The U.S. average retail price of diesel jumped 3.4 cents to $2.527 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as the price of oil hovered near $52 a barrel.
December 19, 2016Business
Pennsylvania’s National-High Diesel Tax to Soar Another 14 Cents on Jan. 1
Pennsylvania truckers, who already pay the nation’s highest diesel fuel taxes, won’t be happy when they fill their vehicles after the New Year. That’s because on Jan. 1 that tax will rise from 63.87 cents per gallon to 77.59 cents per gallon.
December 14, 2016Business, Fuel
Diesel Average Jumps 1.3¢ to $2.493 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 1.3 cents to $2.493 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as the price of crude oil reached its highest level in about 17 months as producers added to earlier announced production cuts.
December 12, 2016Fuel
Diesel Tops Year-Ago Price for First Time Since 2014
The great slide in diesel prices has ended. After 124 consecutive weeks of diesel falling compared with its year-ago level, the U.S. retail average price is higher than it was 52 weeks ago for the first time since July 2014.
December 12, 2016Business, Fuel
Diesel Average Rises 6¢ to $2.480
The U.S. average retail price of diesel increased 6 cents to $2.480 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
December 5, 2016Business, Fuel
Diesel Prices Expected to Climb Following OPEC Cuts in January
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 0.1 cent to $2.420 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, but fuel prices are likely to rise soon, one analyst said.
December 5, 2016