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Old 05-05-2018, 11:51 AM   #1
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First Diesel Price over $3

Was just on I40 west of Little Rock and saw a diesel fuel price of $3.04.

Hadn't seen it that high in Arkansas for years. Buying it at $2.69 in Hot Springs, today.
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Old 05-05-2018, 11:55 AM   #2
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Still too high but better than here. Been paying over $3.69 for months! State fuel tax increase hasn't helped
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Old 05-05-2018, 12:38 PM   #3
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Why the sudden jump in diesel prices? It should be going down because winter is over and heating oil consumption is decreasing.

I paid 2.79 on Monday, 2.94 on Wednesday and topped off my wife's diesel SUV for $3.04 on Friday. WTH is going on?
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Old 05-05-2018, 02:05 PM   #4
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Near me in De it just went down 10 cents a gallon.
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Old 05-05-2018, 04:06 PM   #5
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Pretty much over $3 in UT, ID and MT on a recent trip. I would not be surprised to see it over $4 in WA and OR this summer.
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Old 05-06-2018, 12:28 PM   #6
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Still too high but better than here. Been paying over $3.69 for months! State fuel tax increase hasn't helped
X2, must be in CA. Also I started getting my vehicle registrations and they are all up over $100 from last year.
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Old 05-06-2018, 12:31 PM   #7
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Why the sudden jump in diesel prices? It should be going down because winter is over and heating oil consumption is decreasing.

I paid 2.79 on Monday, 2.94 on Wednesday and topped off my wife's diesel SUV for $3.04 on Friday. WTH is going on?
But the economy is starting to rebound and the transportation sector is sucking up more diesel. We have come into a situation where there isn't enough trucks to move what needs to be moved. The industry is at virtually 100% capacity. Every truck available is working. And the big demand is to get even more qualified drivers so that even more trucks can get in the game. I go thru about 20,000 gallons of diesel a year in just my semi truck. So you can guess how much demand for diesel is going on with the increased demand for trucks.

The RV/TT sector is saying a significant increase in RV production. Someone has to deliver those MH's and TT's. That is going to suck up more fuel than previous years.

Then you add that construction is up year over year. More infrastructure work on roads and bridges also. That leads to a perfect storm in terms of high fuel prices.
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:14 PM   #8
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But the economy is starting to rebound and the transportation sector is sucking up more diesel. We have come into a situation where there isn't enough trucks to move what needs to be moved. The industry is at virtually 100% capacity. Every truck available is working. And the big demand is to get even more qualified drivers so that even more trucks can get in the game. I go thru about 20,000 gallons of diesel a year in just my semi truck. So you can guess how much demand for diesel is going on with the increased demand for trucks.

The RV/TT sector is saying a significant increase in RV production. Someone has to deliver those MH's and TT's. That is going to suck up more fuel than previous years.

Then you add that construction is up year over year. More infrastructure work on roads and bridges also. That leads to a perfect storm in terms of high fuel prices.
That makes sense to me. I've seen about a .40 cents jump here in N. NV.
I've been trying to hire help for improvements on my new home and everyone is swamped with work in the various trades.
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:24 PM   #9
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Saw regular unleaded at $2.69, diesel at $2.79 in NC yesterday.
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:29 PM   #10
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All we can do here is hope for $3.04 per gallon diesel fuel. I just fuelled today at $1.18 per litre or $5.39 per gallon with no sign of relief in site.
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:32 PM   #11
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Crude Oil futures have been rising steadily - uncertainty with the Iran agreement and unrest in Venezuela coupled with rising demand here in the US and we could hit $80/barrel within months.
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:35 PM   #12
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Supply and Demand

It has nothing to do with supply and demand or switching from winter to summer blends....all BS the oil companies have us over the barrel.....If all drivers were able to go a week with out filling up the storage tanks would be full and over flowing......
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Old 05-06-2018, 01:48 PM   #13
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Our fuel prices go up around here, Black Hills & Bad Lands SD, when the first RV is spotted on the interstate in the spring!
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Old 05-06-2018, 02:29 PM   #14
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Here in crooked government CA it is rising to pay for Jerry’s train set. His daddy has his name on an aqueduct and he wants his on train. They have Caterpillar mechanics here from out of state with there repair rigs standing by to keep those tractors running and the state is paying Caterpillar $2k per day for each one.
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Old 05-06-2018, 02:33 PM   #15
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$4 diesel

Just drove from Orlando to SoCal. Paid from low to mid $3 per gallon for diesel all the way across. As soon as I crossed into CA it jumped to $4 per gallon.

Of course the CA politicians say all these extra taxes, and increased registration fees, will be going to improving roads and highways. Not true, they have already begun siphoning off the money to pay for their pet projects. It’s why it’s called Commiefornia.
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Old 05-06-2018, 02:45 PM   #16
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Ny reg is 2.89, diesel 3.69, e85 1.85
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Old 05-06-2018, 02:47 PM   #17
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The latest thing I read is that federal forensic auditors are coming to investigate.
Maybe we can get that thing derailed. It has already exceeded its approved budget for the entire project and there isn’t any complete sections of track and no train cars or stations.
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Old 05-06-2018, 04:56 PM   #18
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I'm also in ca tag renewal went up $150.00 for me. Diesel is 3.69 except on mcb it's 3.39. I'm going to vote very carefully this election. I don't want any of moonbeams cronies in there.
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Old 05-06-2018, 04:57 PM   #19
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All we can do here is hope for $3.04 per gallon diesel fuel. I just fuelled today at $1.18 per litre or $5.39 per gallon with no sign of relief in site.
I've noticed our friends in Canada are paying a lot more than we are in the U.S. for all grades of fuel. Ran into a couple from Ontario during a recent trip and they were very happy with gas prices here. Even with the exchange rate, they were still ahead significantly. They were reluctant to go home but their stay was almost over.
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Old 05-06-2018, 04:58 PM   #20
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Think that's always been the case . check out fuel prices in Europe.
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