The national average price of diesel nudged up 1.6 cents to $5.333 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Nov. 7.
Highlights
• The average price of diesel has increased in four of the past five weeks. The cost of a gallon had risen 50.5 cents over three consecutive weeks before a 2.4-cent drop Oct. 31.
• A gallon of trucking’s main fuel now costs $1.603 more than it did at this time in 2021.