BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Western New York area marked a new record high for the average price of diesel fuel on Thursday, coming in at $6.36 per gallon according to AAA, compared to just one year ago when it was $3.89. Several gas stations in the area showed the price of diesel at $6.39. [...]
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"Everybody's going to pay for it:" High diesel prices impact local trucking companies
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Local businesses, organizations impacted by record high diesel prices
According to a report from CNBC, diesel is being called the U.S. economy’s single most universal tangible input, and that means pain now hitting truckers and railroads will eventually reach households if record prices hold.
Why diesel prices can keep rising even when crude oil falls, as refining bottlenecks, tight inventories, and global supply disruptions drive record fuel costs.
Even as U.S. diesel and gasoline prices soared in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, both fuels remained widely available, just more expensive. Now, a few station owners are saying they are out of diesel, though this appears to be an isolated problem for the moment.
MOSES LAKE — Diesel prices in Washington reached a record high over the weekend, even as gasoline prices remained largely unchanged, according to AAA data released Monday.
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Climbing diesel prices are creating a costly challenge for trucking companies across the country, including here in the Tri-State. “It's a nightmare,” says D&G Inc. Owner Mark Springer. So, it's tough for everybody, tougher on us.
Gas prices are still rising, but more alarming is the price of diesel, which in some states jumped from $3.50 to $8 a gallon since March. Diesel is the lifeblood of the economy. Everything shipped across the country depends on diesel.
Record-high diesel prices and other rising expenses are putting a growing financial squeeze on American farmers, with the effects potentially making their way to consumers at the grocery store. Farmers are facing significantly higher costs to operate tractors, combines and other heavy equipment at a…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Western New York area marked a new record high for the average price of diesel fuel on Thursday, coming in at $6.36 per gallon according to AAA, compared to just one year ago when it was $3.89. Several gas stations in the area showed the price of diesel at $6.39. [...]
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