Truckers are paying about 60 cents more for a gallon of diesel than they were one year ago. That amounts to $120 more for a 200-gallon purchase since January 2010. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the national average for diesel was $3.430 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.
The New England region, in particular, saw big gains for the second week in a row. Diesel in those states rose 4.9 cents per gallon to average $3.609, and that price edged out California’s $3.602 average as the highest in the nation.
Prices were more stable in the Rocky Mountain region, averaging $3.388 per gallon.
By state, Connecticut has the highest tax-included average at $3.725 per gallon according to ProMiles.
The ProMiles calculator put Monday’s national average at $3.446 per gallon, up half a cent overnight.
Weekly averages according to the U.S. EIA:
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The New England region, in particular, saw big gains for the second week in a row. Diesel in those states rose 4.9 cents per gallon to average $3.609, and that price edged out California’s $3.602 average as the highest in the nation.
Prices were more stable in the Rocky Mountain region, averaging $3.388 per gallon.
By state, Connecticut has the highest tax-included average at $3.725 per gallon according to ProMiles.
The ProMiles calculator put Monday’s national average at $3.446 per gallon, up half a cent overnight.
Weekly averages according to the U.S. EIA:
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