Rise in fuel prices over 3 months drives up US trucking costs

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US DIESEL prices rose 49 cents per gallon in August from July, pushing up fuel surcharges and the US producer price indexes for trucking, reports New York’s Journal of Commerce. The 20 per cent increase over the past three months is putting pressure on US trucking costs, and shippers can expect to see their costs creep higher this fall amid seasonal freight demand and a forecast for higher fuel prices and surcharges. ‘Rising fuel prices affect different carriers in different ways,’ said...

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