The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 2.7 cents to $3.043 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported June 24. Crude oil prices jumped about 10% to more than $57 a barrel amid increased tensions in the Persian Gulf, then climbed higher later in the week.
Trucking’s main fuel costs 17.3 cents less than it did a year ago, when it was $3.216, DOE said.