Diesel fell another 3.7 cents to $3.791 a gallon, its fifth straight decline, while gasoline rose for the first time in six weeks, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
Gas gained 2.9 cents to $3.258 a gallon, marking its first increase since Nov. 14 and just the second in the past 10 weeks.
Diesel has fallen almost 22 cents in the past fives weeks, following 12.3 cents in two consecutive increases prior to that.
Trucking’s main fuel is now 49.7 cents higher than the same week last year, while gas is 20.6 cents more expensive, according DOE figures. Do you have someone looking over your fuel purchases? Give Sokolis a call 267-482-6159 and we will be happy to review your fuel purchases to make sure you are not feeling the increase and yet getting the decrease from vendors when prices fall.
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