Diesel will average $3.85 a gallon this year and rise to $3.93 next year, the Department of Energy said in its monthly short-term energy outlook.
January 11, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Prices on the Rise After Six Weeks of Decline
Retail diesel prices ended six weeks of declines by rising last week for the first time since late November, the Department of Energy reported, as fleet managers said they were bracing for the possible return of $4-a-gallon fuel.
January 16, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 4.5垄 to $3.828 in First Gain in Seven Weeks
Diesel rose 4.5 cents to $3.828 a gallon, its first increase in seven weeks, while gasoline jumped 8.3 cents for its third straight gain, the Department of Energy said.
January 10, 2012BusinessFuel
Wholesale Diesel Price Spikes
Wholesale diesel prices spiked last week as tensions in the Middle East rose and temperatures in the eastern United States fell, signaling the likely end of the current run of declining retail prices.
January 9, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Dips 0.8垄 to $3.783 in Sixth Decline
Diesel dipped 0.8 cent to $3.783 a gallon, its sixth straight decline, while gasoline had its biggest increase since October, the Department of Energy reported.
January 4, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Fuel Ends Year at $3.791 as Refineries Ramp Up Output
Diesel fuel prices tumbled more than 10 cents during the final two weeks of 2011, the Department of Energy reported, as refineries continued ramping up production.
January 2, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Falls 3.7垄 to $3.791 a Gallon; Gasoline Gains 2.9垄 to $3.258
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.
December 28, 2011BusinessFuel
Diesel Falls 6.6垄 to $3.828 in Largest Drop Since May 2010
Diesel dropped 6.6 cents to $3.828 a gallon, its fourth straight downturn and the biggest decline in more than a year and a half, the Department of Energy said.
December 20, 2011BusinessFuel
Diesel Hit $4 a Gallon Multiple Times in 2011
U.S. diesel prices climbed in 2011 to an average of $3.84 per gallon as of Dec. 12, about 85 cents higher than last year, and topped the $4 mark in April, May and November.
December 19, 2011PerspectiveBusiness
Opinion: Finding Qualified Diesel Technicians
Qualified diesel technicians are getting harder to find, a situation the transportation trade press has lamented for the past decade with headlines such as 鈥淲ho Will Fix Your Trucks?鈥
December 19, 2011