Truckers Slowing Down to Save Fuel

Considering that in 1999 I paid around 1.00 a gallon. When I get back home, I can check the older computer and find the data on it for costs back that far.

 

In 2004, it was 1.39. That is the oldest available on this computer.

 

Quick check on google:
Link http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/rpt/2006-R-0556.htm

PRICE HISTORY
Table and Chart 1 display the January and July average monthly gasoline and diesel prices from 1994 to the present. In most years, the price differential between gasoline and diesel was greater in summer than winter. Only in 2005 and 2006 were the January diesel prices higher than the gasoline prices. Price data were extracted from the Weekly Gasoline and Diesel Prices worksheet produced by the EIA.

Table and Chart 1: US Average Monthly Gasoline and Diesel Prices​

Date
Gasoline, Reformulated All Grades: Retail Prices
Diesel: Retail Prices
January 1995

$ 1. 23
$ 1. 10​

July 1995

$ 1. 26
$ 1. 10​

January 1996

$ 1. 18
$ 1. 15​

July 1996

$ 1. 36
$ 1. 18​

January 1997

$ 1. 31
$ 1. 29​

July 1997

$ 1. 26
$ 1. 15​

January 1998

$ 1. 21
$ 1. 12​

July 1998

$ 1. 15
$ 1. 03​

January 1999

$ 1. 07
$ 0. 97​

July 1999

$ 1. 28
$ 1. 12​

January 2000

$ 1. 37
$ 1. 36​

July 2000

$ 1. 68
$ 1. 43​

January 2001

$ 1. 56
$ 1. 52​

July 2001

$ 1. 63
$ 1. 38​

January 2002

$ 1. 18
$ 1. 15​

July 2002

$ 1. 51
$ 1. 30​

January 2003

$ 1. 57
$ 1. 49​

July 2003

$ 1. 63
$ 1. 44​

January 2004

$ 1. 65
$ 1. 55​

July 2004

$ 2. 06
$ 1. 74​

January 2005

$ 1. 92
$ 1. 96​

July 2005

$ 2. 43
$ 2. 37​

January 2006

$ 2. 40
$ 2. 47​

July 2006

$ 3. 15
$ 2. 93​

 

What the bears lose in speeding ticket revenue they could EASILY
make up in tailgating tickets, in all kinds of vehicles, and it
is totally beyond me why that hasn't started happening yet.
Cop car dash-cams would make evidence gathering easy and automatic.

-f

 

Yes,Reporter made HUGE Error., $1.97 price in'97. I burned stacks of 98cent Oklahoma diesel fuel reciepts from the late nitiees.Prices as I remember rose to about $1.25 in 2000.Then in 2004 ($1.57) incresed aggressively and $1.97 fuel became reality in 2005.NOT 1997 as reported in error by AP in all the major newspapers,ect.

 

I saw this article yesterday and I wasn't happy with it. You folks have found fault with the woman's fuel prices, but what bothered me is that it said nothing about what happens to a trucker's income when his/her speed is reduced by 5 to 10 mph. And honestly? I think the public needs to be made aware of THAT as well.

Those 11 hours driving simply won't net as many miles anymore...