High diesel prices amid sluggish spot rates in September pushed Pomona, California-based trucker Khalid Masri and his small business, KM Global Trans, to stop running two of his four trucks.
West Coast on-highway diesel prices have soared in recent months, particularly in California. The average price in the Golden State surpassed $6 per gallon last month and continued to climb until the most recent weekly reporting period, dropping to an average rate of $6.18.
