Diesel dipped 0.4 cent to $3.976 a gallon, its fifth straight decline, while gasoline fell 2 cents in its sixth straight downturn. Gasoline slipped to $3.429 a gallon. The diesel decline leaves trucking’s main fuel 3.4 cents under the same week a year ago, while gasoline is 6.1 cents higher than last year. Diesel has declined 17.4 in the past five weeks from its $4.15 per-gallon average on Oct. 15, the highest price in more than four years. Last week was the first time diesel fell below $4 in three months. Gasoline has plunged more than 42 cents in its six recent drops and is almost 45 cents below its $3.878 price in mid-September.
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