The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose a relatively small amount Monday even as the futures price for ultra low sulfur diesel continued to climb sharply.
The average retail diesel price published by the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration rose 2.4 cents a gallon to $4.028. The increase came after three consecutive weeks of decreases, and those three weeks followed a week of no change.
A year ago, the price was $4.185 a gallon.
Retail prices always lag...
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