Diesel continues decline to $2.664

All regions showed a decline this week and all averages were below the $3.00 mark.

The Trucker Staff

11/24/2008

WASHINGTON — The weekly retail on-highway diesel price average for the U.S. was $2.664 today, down 14.5 cents from one week ago.

The price reflects a drop of 78 cents from one year ago, according to the Energy Information Administration.

All regions showed a decline this week and all averages were below the $3 mark. California’s average price per gallon was $2.605, down $0.149 from last week and a whopping $1.015 from last year.

The most expensive region this week was New England ($2.997) and the least expensive was the Gulf Coast ($2.598).

A survey on this Web site shows that most truckers are paying between $2.51 and $3 per gallon. To participate in the survey, scroll to the bottom of this page. 

For a three week comparison of prices visit the Energy Information Administration.