Diesel fuel fell 2.8 cents to a $2.017 per-gallon national average, the lowest price in more than four years, the Department of Energy said.
March 17, 2009BusinessGovernment
N.H. Truckers Balk at 15-Cent Diesel Tax Boost
A proposed 15-cent boost in New Hampshire’s diesel tax will badly hurt the trucking industry, truckers told state lawmakers, the Associated Press reported.
March 16, 2009FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Declines 4.2¢ to $2.045; Gas Rises
The U.S. retail diesel fuel average dropped 4.2 cents last week to $2.045 a gallon, as the price in the Midwest fell below $2, the first time that has occurred anywhere in more than four years, the Department of Energy reported.
March 16, 2009FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Price May Fall Below Gasoline This Summer, DOE Says
The Energy Department lowered its projection for diesel prices from a previous forecast and said it is possible that trucking’s main fuel will fall below gasoline in price this summer.
March 11, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics
Diesel Falls 4.2¢ to $2.045
Diesel fuel fell another 4.2 cents Monday, dropping to a four-year low national average price of $2.045, the Department of Energy said Monday.
March 9, 2009FuelBusinessLogistics
Diesel Drops to 4-Year Low; Gas Resumes Rise
Diesel fuel fell to a four-year low, dropping 4.3 cents to a national average of $2.087 a gallon, the Energy Department said.
March 3, 2009FuelBusinessTechnology
Diesel Drops 5.6¢ to $2.13
Diesel fuel continued its downward track Monday, falling 5.6 cents from a week ago to an average $2.13 gallon nationwide, Department of Energy reported.
February 23, 2009BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Declines 3.3¢ to $2.186; Gas Continues to Rise
The average retail price of U.S. diesel declined for the fifth consecutive week, dipping another 3.3 cents a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
February 23, 2009FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Falls 3.3¢ to $2.186
The national average price of diesel fuel fell another 3.3 cents to $2.186 a gallon, while gasoline rose for the sixth time in seven weeks, Energy Department said.
February 18, 2009BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Dips 2.7¢, Marking 28th Decline in 30 Weeks
Driven by a freight-scarce economy, abundant fuel inventories and predictions of continuing economic distress, the average price of U.S. retail diesel drifted down another 2.7 cents a gallon to $2.219 last week, its fourth straight decline and the 28th in the past 30 weeks.
February 16, 2009