Editorial: The Diesel Merry-Go-Round
The national average retail price for diesel has increased by 14.4% over the most recent 11 weeks. Such a sentence would normally give fleet managers the creeps, invoking the specter of a dreaded fuel spiral.
May 9, 2016Diesel Rises to Highest Level This Year
The U.S. average retail diesel price rose by 6.8 cents to $2.266 a gallon, the highest level this year, the Department of Energy reported after its May 2 survey of fueling stations.
May 2, 2016Green Fleets Still Committed to CNG Even As Diesel Prices Remain Low
Green fleets today are in a market that is a far cry from a few years ago, when diesel prices were soaring and much cheaper alternative fuels, especially compressed natural gas, seemed on the verge of going mainstream.
May 2, 2016Diesel Average Rises 3.3¢ to $2.198
The U.S. average retail diesel price rose by 3.3 cents following a 3.7-cent increase the prior week.
April 25, 2016Diesel, Gasoline Averages Both Increase
The U.S. retail average price for diesel and gasoline each had the biggest spike in six weeks amid volatility in oil prices, analysts said.
April 25, 2016Diesel Rises 3.7¢ to $2.165
The U.S. retail diesel average jumped 3.7 cents to $2.165, the Department of Energy said April 18.
April 18, 2016Diesel Average Rises 1.3¢ to $2.128
The U.S. average retail diesel price rose by about a penny, as it continued the small fluctuations that have lifted it by 0.7 cent over the past three weeks.
April 12, 2016Diesel Declines for First Time Since February
The U.S. average retail diesel price declined for the first time since late February, the Department of Energy said April 4.
April 4, 2016Diesel Rises Two-Tenths of a Cent to $2.121
The U.S. average retail diesel price inched up less than half a cent for its sixth consecutive weekly gain.
March 28, 2016Diesel Average Rises for 5th Week to $2.119
The U.S. average retail diesel price rose for a fifth consecutive week, but the pace of increase slowed.
March 28, 2016