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Diesel prices hit record high, impacting drivers, NC farmers, and other consumers
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Diesel prices have hit a record high, driving up costs for just about everyone. AAA said on Friday that the national average for a gallon was $6.44. This time a year ago, it was just $3.70. In North Carolina, the current average for a gallon of diesel was $6.23 on Friday. [...
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Diesel prices are climbing nationwide, and trucking companies say the spike is making it harder to stay in business. According to AAA, diesel averaged $3.75 in the Capital Region a year ago. The national average was $3.69 about a year ago and is now $6.23.
CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Something many have seen at the pumps is the increase in gas and fuel prices. The national average for a gallon of diesel continues to climb, currently sitting just shy of six dollars and thirty cents a gallon.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-- Truck drivers are feeling some pain at the pump. "It's getting ridiculous with diesel prices. I don't understand why, but, what I do is to conserve money and everything else. I run the speed limit. I don't go beyond, I keep my space, my distance, keep out of fuel prices.
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) – With gas prices rising by the day, Americans are taking a hit, not only at the pump, but at the checkout line as well. The prices of regular, mid-grade and premium gasoline spiked from 8 to 9 cents in North Carolina in just one day, according to AAA, with the [...]
Gas prices continue to rise as AAA reports the average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline rose overnight to $4.37. That cost is about 50% more than a gallon cost before the war on Iran began.
Drivers are getting another case of sticker shock when they pull up to the pump as the average price of a gallon of gas is now 47% more than it was before the war in Iran.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Truck drivers say nearly everything consumers buy moves by the mile, but when diesel tops six dollars a gallon, every mile costs more, and those costs could eventually show up in the prices Americans pay.
Diesel prices have hit a record high in Texas, topping $6 a gallon and putting a significant financial strain on truck drivers and small trucking companies. Truckers say they are paying thousands of dollars a week to keep their vehicles on the road.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Diesel fuel prices have climbed above $6 a gallon at some gas stations across the CSRA, putting additional pressure on truck drivers and businesses that depend on fuel to make a living. For most drivers, rising prices at the pump mean spending more to get around.
Consumers may face another spike in gas and diesel prices this week amid the escalated conflicts in the Middle East, which have strained global energy supply chains. On Thursday, the national average price of gas was $4.43 per gallon, according to AAA, and the average diesel price was $6.
Diesel prices reached a record high of $6.31 per gallon in the United States, and gas was at an average of nearly $4.37 a gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA.
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Whether you drive a small car or an 18-wheeler, you've been paying a lot more for gas in recent months. AAA says the national average for regular unleaded gas is $4.44 per gallon, with local prices around $4.17 per gallon, 41 cents higher than they were a month ago.
The average price for a gallon of diesel was still hovering around a record-high of $6.43 as of Friday morning, according to the latest data published by GasBuddy.
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