Diesel will average $3.85 a gallon this year and in 2012, the Department of Energy said, boosting a previous price forecast.
December 8, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel to Average $3.85 Into Next Year, DOE Says
Business, Fuel
Diesel Declines for Second Week, Falling 3.3¢ to $3.931 a Gallon
Diesel fell for a second straight week, declining 3.3 cents to $3.931 a gallon, while gasoline fell for a third week, the Department of Energy reported.
December 6, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Slips Back Below $4 a Gallon
U.S. retail diesel prices slipped back below $4 a gallon last week, but the 4.6-cent decline in the national average price provided little comfort to truckers who are still paying 80 cents more a gallon than they were at this time last year.
December 5, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Slides Under $4 a Gallon; Gasoline Falls 6.1¢ to $3.307
Diesel took its biggest decline in two months, falling 4.6 cents to $3.964 a gallon, a week after it had topped $4 for the first time in six months, the Department of Energy reported.
November 29, 2011Business, Fuel
Lack of Infrastructure Dampens Promise of Natural Gas as Alternative to Diesel
WASHINGTON — Natural gas holds a great deal of promise for the trucking industry as an alternative to diesel, but with the hurdles of infrastructure and costs, it’s rarely a viable option currently, trucking stakeholders said.
November 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Again Tops $4 a Gallon After 2.3¢ Rise
The average price of a gallon of diesel climbed above $4 last week, approaching levels not seen since spring, when trucking’s main fuel stayed over that benchmark for six weeks.
November 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Tops $4 for First Time Since May; Gasoline Drops 6.8¢ to $3.368 a Gallon
Diesel rose 2.3 cents to $4.01 a gallon, the first time it has topped $4 in more than six months, the Department of Energy reported.
November 22, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps 10¢ to $3.987, in Largest Increase in 7 Months
U.S. retail diesel prices jumped last week, as the national average gained 10 cents a gallon to $3.987, the largest weekly increase in more than seven months, the Department of Energy reported.
November 21, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps a Dime to $3.987 a Gallon; Gasoline Gains for First Time in a Month
Diesel jumped a dime to its highest level in almost six months — a national average price of $3.987 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
November 15, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Declines for First Time in Three Weeks
U.S. retail diesel prices slipped 0.5 cent to $3.887 a gallon last week, the Department of Energy reported, halting a string of three weekly increases.
November 14, 2011