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Sep 4, 2012 | 09:15 PM

nlemerise

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Diesel prices continue to climb

By Kimberely Lennard, Land Line staff writer

The average price of diesel rose again this week to $4.127 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Sept. 4 report on fuel prices – an increase of 3.8 cents over last week and 25.9 cents over last year.

California prices increased the most at 8.4 cents, making the average price of diesel $4.493 per gallon. The lowest price per gallon nationally came from the Gulf Coast region at $4.026 per gallon.

U.S. – $4.127, up 3.8 cents
East Coast – $4.104, up 3.2 cents
New England – $4.194, up 6.2 cents
Central Atlantic – $4.153, up 2.4 cents
Lower Atlantic – $4.051, up 3.2 cents
Midwest – $4.072, up 2.2 cents
Gulf Coast – $4.026, up 4.5 cents
Rocky Mountain – $4.217, up 6.8 cents
West Coast – $4.424,up 7.1 cents
West Coast less California – $4.343, up 5.5 cents
California – $4.493, up 8.4 cents

ProMiles, which surveys prices daily at 9,400 truck stops, reported average diesel prices at $4.141 on Tuesday, up two-tenths of a cent over Monday and 3 cents over last Monday.

In separate energy news, oil prices were at $95.51 during midday trading in New York on Tuesday, down 96 cents over Friday.

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Sep 4, 2012 | 09:42 PM

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I think I've heard this answered before, but why do truck stops along the interstate tend to have diesel prices substantially higher than other nearby stations?

I've gotten off interstate exits where truck stop signs advertise cash price of $4.05 a gallon, for example, and another consumer gas station next door might be running diesel at $3.85.

Sep 4, 2012 | 09:53 PM

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I dont know the actual answere, but here we have a truck stop off of one of the highways I stopped in one day because it was cheaper than the rest. It is out in the middle of nowhere so I thought that may be why. That shop is a straight big rig stop for the 18wheelers. They are always cheaper than any other around, but its all done on certain credit cards, and something about the pumps is different I was told. Thats what it is around here, dont know about where your at.

Sep 6, 2012 | 09:40 AM

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The primary reason truck stops along the interstate charge more is they have a large footprint to accommodate the trucks. The land at interchanges have high value and it takes acres to put in a truck stop. Add to that the convenience factor for the trucker...fuel, tire repair, food (sort of), showers, internet access, etc. and the long-haul trucker just bites the bullet and pays. If I buy 100 gallons it is $20 more than the consumer gas station, but it might save me an hour of time chasing down everything I need. Try pulling a 53' reefer van into a consumer gas station and waiting to fill-up with those dinky consumer pump nozzles (and I can't easily fill both saddle tanks). When I am hauling, I want everything in one place, because the truck only makes money when the wheels turn...an extra $20 is nothing. When I am home, I'll find the cheapest place (usually at the yard) I can find and still get into with the truck.