5.4¢ Decline Makes Trucking’s Main Fuel 87.5¢ Cheaper Than a Year Ago
The national average diesel price fell another 5.4 cents this week to creep ever closer to the $4 mark.
Dropping for the sixth consecutive week, diesel now averages $4.092 a gallon across the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration.
Highlights
- Diesel is now 87.5 cents a gallon cheaper than a year ago.
- Diesel has fallen 45.3 cents in the last six weeks; it was at $4.545 on Oct. 23.
- The average price fell in eight of the 10 regions. The only regions with increases were East Coast (up 1.8 cents) and Lower Atlantic (up 3.1 cents).
- The national average price of gasoline fell by less than a penny, 0.7 cent, to $3.231 a gallon. Gas is 15.9 cents a gallon cheaper than a year ago.
Source: ttnews.com
