Diesel Prices

[DieselDriver]

When is enough,enough...how high is the price of diesel going to get to before you have to park your truck?

 

[chefdennis]

When is enough,enough...how high is the price of diesel going to get to before you have to park your truck?

I got into this business in 2008...I beleve the price of diesel hit right around $4.75 a gallon in July....It then started down to around $1.50 in Nov...and went up to about $2.50 by yrs end...

We've been here before....

 

[scottm4211]

I get a FSC

 

[cableguymn]

As long has the FSC keeps things even. and the freight keeps coming. I'll keep rolling.

 

[Turtle]

Couple or three years ago, whenever it was, I paid $4.999 at a Marathon in Wixom. As the others have said, as long as the rates and/or the FSC keeps up with it, I don't care.

 

[SHARP327]

Chef...I can't remember diesel ever being $1.50 in 2008 maybe $2.50...maybe I missed the good-O-days...I do lose track of things from time to time but I think I'd remember that price.

Thanks

 

[chefdennis]

Chef...I can't remember diesel ever being $1.50 in 2008 maybe $2.50...maybe I missed the good-O-days...I do lose track of things from time to time but I think I'd remember that price.

Thanks

i was a bit off as to the avg... according to this article, it was $1.42.9...I do remember it in the $1-50-1.55 area...And keep in mind the gas/diesel fuel prices are "regional also..and i am sure that there are other articles that will show higher prices on averageat the same time...

Diesel Fuel Prices

Diesel Fuel Prices (A) Introduction Diesel serves as the primary commercial fuel in the US with over 70% of the nation’s goods being transported in diesel-powered vehicles. It is one among several important fuels such as gasoline and heating oil that are obtained from crude oil. It is also one of the most volatile commodities in the global market in terms of price fluctuations. Retail prices of diesel largely mirror the prices of crude oil in the market, which in turn is sensitive to demand and supply and economic conditions. The most recent example of volatility in prices of diesel fuel was seen in the year 2008, which saw a dramatic change in fuel prices due to the onset of the global economic crisis and declining consumption of fuel in the latter half of the year. The monthly average price of crude oil fell from $133 per barrel in July to $41 per barrel in December. Monthly average prices of diesel fuel followed suit by peaking in July at $4.764 per gallon and plunging to $1.427 per gallon in November and rising modestly to $2.45 per gallon in December.

But the main issue is as has been pointed out, as long as there is a FSC and the freight is there, those that have set themselves up to make it will..those that didn't and are just "hanging on" wont...