For the first time in three weeks, the benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges has risen.
The weekly average retail diesel price published by the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration rose 1.8 cents a gallon to $3.567. It comes after three weeks of declines that totaled 14.8 cents a gallon.
The price of diesel in the futures market has been gradually climbing higher but in small increments compared to the volatility that has been a feature of markets for five years, pushed...