Diesel has just made a massive jump in price over the past three weeks increasing an average of 10 cents nationwide.
Despite DOE predictions that the price of diesel would continue to fall during 2014, volatile pricing since the new year has caused diesel prices to fluctuate wildly. The jump in prices brings the nationwide average to $3.977, the highest point since last September.
Of course the price of diesel varies depending on where in the country you’re buying it. The highest price right now is in New England with a price of $4.369 per gallon, while the lowest is the Gulf Coast at $3.788 per gallon – a difference of just over 58 cents.
Even though diesel prices have gone up recently, an examination of the past year reveals that prices are still 12.7 cents lower than they were the same week last year.
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Time for all truckers to strike then maybe something will be done but there are to many pussies out there nobody has the guts to stand up
Not sure about others but I refuse to pay over $ 4 for the diesel so I am not driving till the price drops down to $4
@ Robert Otten
In 2009 about 100 of us drove our trucks around the capitol of PA. Following that we went to DC and drove around the Capitol. We then went to the Senate had an interview.
Your calling drivers pussies.. ????? I sure do not remember you being there, along with thousands upon thousands that committed and never showed up.
Talk is CHEAP. Some of us at least tried..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the price drops demand increases. When demand increases the price goes back up. We could all go on strike or refuse to pay the price, but in the long run price is determined on the world market and oil companies will sell to whoever wants to pay whether they’re truckers in the USA or manufacturers in China. Get used to it. World oil production has been at a plateau for several years now. We are at peak oil. Time to push alternate energy and higher efficiency. Adapt or die.
Well, company drivers don’t pay for fuel, and o/o ‘s get a fuel surcharge that fluctuates with the price … so … how is this relevant for truck drivers?
Exactly! Heck, if one has a fuel efficient rig then there is money to be made with higher prices
Actually diesel prices have jumped up between .30-.50 cents here in New England. Diesel fuel at the truck stops are $4.66 a gallon now.
I am not entirely sure where the person who wrote this article lives, but here in Western Pennsylvania, around Pittsburgh, diesel prices are AVERAGING $4.40 a gallon. I have seen it as low as $4.35 (when I filled up my pickup the other day), and as high as $4.77 a gallon. Obviously, these writers do not check their gasbuddy app. *shakes head*
Gasbuddy is a neat app for finding the cheapest fuel nearby, but it does not give you a clear picture of national or regional average prices, which this article discusses. High diesel prices around Pittsburgh are offset by lower diesel prices in the surrounding region.
You can double-check these regional average diesel prices with the US Energy Information Administration data: http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/
I’m still reading drivers calling to strike.. Which actually would be a great thing to do (But) absolutely none of the company drivers will strike because they do not own the trucks that they are driving, so they have no choice.
As far as parking trucks, I personally parked my OTR Truck from Jan.2009 till Mar. 2012 , when our economy tanked.. I don’t remember reading of others that parked theirs..
Today ( 2014 ) we all read that the shippers are controlling the current freight rates, pardon me but I don’t ever remember a single shipper buying my truck or trailer. We have to stop loading and transporting cheap freight, no matter what part of the country you’re sitting in. If you have a truck or trailer payment or both, and you’re hauling cheap freight just to keep your head above water, then you become part of the problem..
Fuel Cost: If you can’t obtain a good enough fuel surcharge to offset your total fuel consumption cost, you’re fighting a losing business..
I agree, don’t haul cheap freight, let it sit, don’t haul for nothing and give them your time for free, along with your expertise.