Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, May 11, 2022:
Diesel fuel prices across the United States jumped another 11.4 cents during the week ending May 9, bringing the national average to another record high at $5.62 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration.
At $5.62, diesel prices are now $2.44 per gallon higher than the same week a year ago.
For the second week in a row, the most sizable increases across the country were seen along the East Coast, where the New England and Central Atlantic regions each saw 23.8-cent increases during the week. The Lower Atlantic region, also part of EIA’s East Coast calculation, saw the third-largest jump during the week of 17.9 cents.
The nation's most expensive diesel can be found in California at $6.46 per gallon, followed by New England at $6.34 per gallon.
The cheapest fuel can be found in the Gulf Coast region at $5.34 per gallon, followed by the Midwest region at $5.39.
Prices in other regions, according to EIA, are:
