Posted on 11/20/2022 11:17:52 AM PST by Olog-hai
Nationwide, truckers and trucking companies have been dealing with the rising prices of diesel since this summer. They say they are seeing no sign of these prices coming down.
Chris Shelton is a driver for Lightning Logistics. He says his company added an extra charge for fuel that lowered his expenses, and it is the only thing keeping food on his family’s table.
“It makes it harder and harder to budget yourself out each week,” Shelton said. […]
According to AAA, one year ago a gallon of diesel fuel was $3.65, on average. Now, it is up to $5.33. Shelton says the high prices coupled with a trucker shortage are hurting the whole industry.
“Mid and post-corona, when trucking was at such an influx, a lot of my fellow drivers left to get what we call ‘real jobs’ or to go out on their own and independent,” Shelton said. …
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It’s around $6.50 by me. Southeast PA
2 weeks of a Nationwide Trucking strike would bring this country to it’s knees, I think they should start by Refusing all deliveries to Demonrat controlled jurisdictions, let them eat cardboard
Wow! Fox Business News figured this out!?!?!? They must have some big giant brains working there.
Maybe they can also figure out if diesel price increases will make anything else more expensive.
Diesel effects the price of every single thing in the country. Creation, construction, shipment and delivery are all wrapped into diesel. The single largest determinant of inflation right now.
Yup...been saying that for months...
Agree.
AOC’s Green New Deal.
No petroleum for YOU!
A near majority of the American know not what they are asking for. This policy needs to be reversed.
bkmk
I love sarcasm
$7.27 here.
YAY BIDEN!!! Great job Big Guy. Great job.
What can you expect, with communists running our government?
Sarcasm is my native language. ;-)
This raises prices of everything.
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