Done it again!
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 568
Likes: 1
From: Kansas
Done it again!
Just stopped and fueled up the PSD and I see that the wonderful oil companies think it's time to raise the price again. Here in central Kansas, it's up 16 cents a gallon since Wednesday to $2.22 a gallon....and it's not even a holiday week end! What a rip off...paying that kind of money for no 2. I would guess you guys farther west are paying more and have you seen this drastic increase in the last few days?
Junior User
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 61
Likes: 0
From: KENTUCKY
Well I'm luckly reaping the rewards of a new gas station moving to town. Diesel as of last week was 1.99 at the new station and 2.19 every where else. Needless to say every farmer with a diesel swamped the small town store every day.
Posting Guru
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,365
Likes: 0
From: IOWA
It's a joke, seems like diesel prices are flucuating more than gas prices. I think the oil companies have it backwards, they are suppose to screw with gas prices all the time, and leave the diesel prices at a constant low. For memorial day weekend, the friday before, at the station across from work diesel was at $2.03 when I got to work, when I left it was up $2.07, but gas didn't change. ??? Just doesn't make sense why they would raise diesel prices for the weekend, not like truckers and such are gonna by driving their big rigs to go meet family. 
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 737
Likes: 0
From: LAKE FORK TEXAS
Was reading in the paper this morning about the oil market and they say people are acting like there is a heating oil shortage, and driving the prices up. They expect oil to go over 56.00 a barrell in the next couple weeks, closed friday at $55.63, so that will give us another increase at the pumps. Buncha BS if ya ask me, and to think many years ago they used to throw diesel away cause they didnt have a market for it.
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,248
Likes: 0
According to an engineer for Union Pacific railway, they use 10 million gallons of diesel PER DAY.
...and THAT is just one railroad, in one country.
There is a massive market for diesel now. However, that doesn't change the fact that the oil companies are screwing around. I can get diesel for $2.35 at one station near my house, down from $2.59 two weeks ago. Another station has it for $2.62 - and they were at $2.33 two weeks ago!!!
It is all a crock.
...and THAT is just one railroad, in one country.
There is a massive market for diesel now. However, that doesn't change the fact that the oil companies are screwing around. I can get diesel for $2.35 at one station near my house, down from $2.59 two weeks ago. Another station has it for $2.62 - and they were at $2.33 two weeks ago!!!
It is all a crock.
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,854
Likes: 0
From: New Hampshire
i just paid 2.16 yesterday... that's the lowest in at least 6 months.. maybe 8 or 9... i hope it isn't going back up...
Trending Topics
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 225
Likes: 0
From: Keaau, Hawaii
All you guyz are lucky! Here in Hawaii I'm paying $2.86/gal. Diesel used too be cheaper than regular and now it's .25 more a gallon. WTF!!!
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Posting Guru
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,417
Likes: 4
From: Braham MN
Originally Posted by arninetyes
According to an engineer for Union Pacific railway, they use 10 million gallons of diesel PER DAY.
...and THAT is just one railroad, in one country.
...and THAT is just one railroad, in one country.
took 500-800 gallons to go 136 miles, PER UNIT!!! most had two or three, pre train @ 20 trains a day!!!!!!! 20,000 gallons, to move approx. 200,000 TONS of freight 136 miles so if you look at the math it actualy takes 2 gallons of fuel to move 20 tons 136 miles, you can't do that with a big rig....
anyway... diesel $2.09-$2.25 around the twin cities area...
Diesel Rod
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 25,090
Likes: 1,111
From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Originally Posted by HawaiianPSD
All you guyz are lucky! Here in Hawaii I'm paying $2.86/gal. Diesel used too be cheaper than regular and now it's .25 more a gallon. WTF!!!
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,595
Likes: 0
From: Utah County, UT
Went to eastern Idaho for MM day, paid 2.10 in boise when I left, all of eastern Idaho is was still at 2.45, so needless to say when I filled up to come back it was just enough to top off at 2.10 again. Just hope that is stays that way...
