Diesel fuel will average $3.92 a gallon this year — below last year’s average but a nickel higher than a previous projection, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
February 12, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Wyoming Senate Votes to Add a Dime to State’s 14-Cent Diesel Tax
The Wyoming Senate on Thursday approved and sent to the governor a bill that would add a dime to the state’s 14-cent-per-gallon diesel and gasoline tax.
February 13, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 8.2¢ to $4.104 in Fourth Straight Increase; Gasoline Gains 7.3¢ to $3.611
Diesel rose 8.2 cents to $4.104 a gallon, the fourth straight increase and the highest price since October, while gasoline rose for an eighth week, the Department of Energy said.
February 12, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Michigan Gov. Proposes 18-Cent Diesel Tax Hike
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has proposed increasing the state diesel tax by 18 cents to a total of 33 cents a gallon to fix roads and bridges, the Associated Press reported.
February 11, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Jumps 9.5¢ to $4.022
Retail fuel prices rose significantly last week, with the diesel average jumping 9.5 cents a gallon to $4.022 — the largest spike since August — and gasoline leaping 18.1 cents — the most in nearly two years, according to the Department of Energy.
February 11, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 9.5¢ to More Than $4 a Gallon; Gasoline Jumps 18.1¢ to $3.538
Diesel rose 9.5 cents to $4.022 a gallon, the first time it has topped $4 in more than two months, while gasoline jumped 18.1 cents to $3.538, its biggest spike in almost two years, the Department of Energy said.
February 4, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 2.5¢ to $3.927 a Gallon
U.S. retail diesel prices rose 2.5 cents a gallon to $3.927 last week, the second straight increase, the Department of Energy reported.
February 4, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises for Second Straight Week, Increasing 2.5¢ to $3.927 a Gallon
Diesel rose 2.5 cents to $3.927 a gallon, the second straight increase following two months of declines, while gasoline rose for a sixth week, the Department of Energy said.
January 29, 2013BusinessFuel
Diesel Edges Up 0.8¢ to $3.902 a Gallon
Diesel edged up 0.8 cent to $3.902 a gallon, its first increase in eight weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
January 23, 2013Letters to the EditorBusinessFuel
Letters: Diesel vs. Natural Gas, Driver Shortage
In a story in your Jan. 7 issue noting that diesel consistently costs more than gasoline, [one source] comments that diesel is being phased out as a fuel of choice for much of the transportation sector.
January 21, 2013