Diesel rose 5.4 cents to $3.85 a gallon, its fifth straight gain, while gasoline jumped 13.7 cents to $3.645, its biggest upturn in 17 months, the Department of Energy reported.
August 7, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 1.3¢ to $3.796; Gasoline Also Gains for Fourth Week
U.S. retail diesel and gasoline prices rose for the fourth straight week, the Department of Energy reported, although the rate of the increases slowed.
August 6, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 1.3¢ to $3.796 in Fourth Straight Increase; Gasoline Gains 1.4¢ to $3.508
Diesel rose for a fourth straight week, rising 1.3 cents to $3.796 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
July 31, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Price Jumps 8.8¢ to $3.783; Gasoline Also Rises for Third Week
U.S. retail diesel and gasoline prices rose for the third straight week, taking back more of the substantial cost drops that dominated the second quarter of the year, the Department of Energy reported July 23.
July 30, 2012Business, Fuel
Michigan Declares Fuel Emergency, Lifts HOS Restrictions
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared an energy emergency in Michigan this week, due to shortages of diesel and gasoline in the state’s Upper Peninsula caused by a pipeline shutdown in Wisconsin.
July 26, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 8.8¢ to $3.783 in Third Straight Gain
Diesel rose for the third week in a row, rising 8.8 cents to $3.783, while gasoline also rose for a third week, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 24, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Prices Increase Again as Exports Reach New Record
The average retail price of diesel fuel increased for a second week, rising 1.2 cents a gallon, which oil analysts attributed to higher crude oil prices and record-breaking distillate exports from the United States.
July 23, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 1.2¢ to $3.695; Gasoline Gains for Second Week
Diesel rose for the second week in a row, rising 1.2 cents to $3.695 a gallon while gasoline also increased, the Department of Energy said.
July 17, 2012Business
Trucking Earnings Expected to Increase on Higher Rates, Lower Diesel Prices
Second-quarter trucking earnings are expected to show that higher freight rates and lower fuel prices helped most publicly traded fleets notch better results than a year ago, analysts said.
July 16, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel, Gasoline Prices Increase for First Time in Three Months
The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States rose 3.5 cents a gallon last week to $3.683, the first increase in three months, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.
July 16, 2012