Diesel fuel prices rose for a second week following six straight declines, increasing 2.6 cents to $3.854 a gallon, while gasoline fuel prices rose less than a penny. The increase followed almost two weeks of $100-plus per-barrel oil, though the price fell under that level late last week.
Gasoline gained 0.9 cent to $3.391 a gallon, its fourth straight increase. Crude futures rose $2.01 on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday to finish the trading day at $100.71 per barrel, Bloomberg reported.
Diesel had declined 22.7 cents in six straight declines prior to last week’s 4.5-cent increase. Trucking’s main fuel is now 44.7 cents over same week last year, while gasoline is 28.7 cents higher.
For more fuel price information and fuel management for your company please contact our Executive Account, Conor Proud at 267-482-6159 or email him at cproud@sokolisgroup.com.
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