• Diesel price continues year-end run up

    A fourth consecutive increase in the price of diesel has pushed fuel to a level not seen in 14 months, closing out 2016 33 cents higher than the beginning of the year.
    Dec. 28, 2016

    A fourth consecutive increase in the price of diesel has pushed fuel to a level not seen in 14 months, closing out 2016 33 cents higher than the beginning of the year.

    The average U.S. retail pump price for diesel climbed 1.3 cents in the Dec. 26 report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to $2.54 per gallon. That’s the highest price since the Oct. 12, 2015 report.

    Prices were up in every region, including almost 2 cents on the East Coast, coming in at $2.611 in New England, $2.687 in the Central Atlantic, and $2.478 in the Lower Atlantic.

    The Midwest posted a gain of 1 cent ($2.489), and diesel was up 2.1 cents in the Rocky Mountains to $2.516.

    On the West Coast, less California, diesel registered a 2.2-cent increase to $2.727. In California, the price rose 1.7 cents to $2.871, the highest price in the lower 48 states.

    The Gulf Coast was up 1.1 cents to $2.421—still the lowest price for a gallon of diesel in the country.

    The national average price for gasoline rose 4.5 cents for the week, to $2.309. That’s 27.5 cents higher than last year.

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    Kevin Jones

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    Kevin has served as editor-in-chief of Trailer/Body Builders magazine since 2017—just the third editor in the magazine’s 60 years. He is also editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle group, which includes FleetOwner, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, American Trucker, and Fleet Maintenance magazines and websites.

    Working from Beaufort, S.C., Kevin has covered trucking and manufacturing for nearly 20 years. His writing and commentary about the trucking industry and, previously, business and government, has been recognized with numerous state, regional, and national journalism awards.

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