Diesel inches up again for third consecutive week, to $2.928
August 2nd, 2010 Posted in FTL - Full Truck Load, International Freight Shipping Company, Logistics Services, LTL - Less Than Truck Load, Supply Chain, TransportationThe Trucker Staff
8/2/2010
WASHINGTON — The weekly retail on-highway diesel price was up $0.009 today, a small increase but the third consecutive week that the price has risen. The average today was $2.928 per gallon for the U.S. and was up $0.378 from one year ago.
The only region that saw a decline was New England (-$0.005) to $3.009 per gallon.
The least expensive price was found in the Gulf Coast region at $2.887 per gallon which was up $0.012 a gallon from last week.
The West Coast was highest at $3.071 per gallon, while California, which is not part of any region, topped all prices at $3.132 per gallon.
A three week comparison of prices may be found here.
Barb Kampbell of The Trucker staff can be reached for comment at barbkampbell@thetrucker.com.
