Jonathan S. Reiskin
| Associate News EditorDOD to Approve Fuel Surcharge Plan
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The potential final draft of the policy says the Pentagon will pay a fuel surcharge to motor carriers when the national average price of diesel rises above $1.30 a gallon as reported by the Department of Energy.
The payment schedule breaks down fuel prices into 10-cent increments, for which there is a 1% addition for each time a threshold is crossed.
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