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Diesel and Gasoline Prices Continue Decline

truckinginfo.com -- Once again this week, the price of diesel and gasoline at the pump saw a decrease over last week's prices. Nationally, the average price for a gallon of diesel fell 8.6 cents to rest at $4.03. According to the Department of Engergy's weekly report, all regions in the U.S. saw a drop in the price of diesel this past week.

Despite this continued decline in diesel prices, the national average price is still 13.8 cents above where the price per gallon was last year at this time.

The cheapest diesel can be found on the East Coast in the Lower Atlantic region, where diesel prices dropped an average of 9 cents to $3.92 per gallon.

The steepest decline in diesel prices was seen in the Midwest and on West Coast, where prices fell approximately 11 cents over last week's average price for a gal..

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Submitted Oct 30, 2012 By: 1studman

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07skydriver Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,374 Points:1,009,305 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Oct 31, 2012 11:31:26 AM Ignore 07skydriver Report Abuse Just stay home.
treehood Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,179 Points:423,485 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 31, 2012 10:37:32 AM Ignore treehood Report Abuse So if you believe the gasoline prices are being manipulated by big oil and speculators, what should the true market price be? 19 cents a gallon, $1.50, $3.00? I was just curious what people here thought the price of gas should be.
ShadowACE Champion Author Boston Posts:9,154 Points:2,176,300 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:30:34 PM Ignore ShadowACE Report Abuse Apparently we're a little out of the mainstream. Prices are holding in the $3.55-3.90 range for regular. Seems like only a couple of months ago ir was slipping pretty close to the $3.25-3.35 range. I hope we catch up pretty soon. It's still painful to fill the tank.
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,632 Points:1,536,990 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:13:34 PM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse So what do refineries sound like on a still night? Stills? That is what the basic process is, after all. Next is a cat cracker. Probably hear that on a halloween night.
1fulltank Champion Author Buffalo Posts:8,036 Points:1,570,995 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:07:52 PM Ignore 1fulltank Report Abuse Not around here.
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,439 Points:1,670,505 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:06:02 PM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse They were gouged here today. Taking advantage of someone else' disaster!
CivicMA Champion Author Boston Posts:2,035 Points:561,620 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:05:22 PM Ignore CivicMA Report Abuse Have a long way to drop to become "reasonable"!
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,856 Points:415,635 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:05:20 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Not Fast Enough
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,676 Points:689,700 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:03:51 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse I have a sneaky suspicion that prices are going back up.
TXRanger09 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,605 Points:913,055 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:03:13 PM Ignore TXRanger09 Report Abuse Everything but diesel is dropping here. And I can almost hear the refineries on a still night.
defiancegasman Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,099 Points:1,327,520 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 11:01:10 PM Ignore defiancegasman Report Abuse Yea, after a 50 cent RAISE 2 days ago!
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,342 Points:844,495 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:55:27 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse more of less works well for me...how about you?
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,817 Points:664,160 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:53:49 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse Gas prices are still too high.
NAVYHM All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:761 Points:1,405,205 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:52:36 PM Ignore NAVYHM Report Abuse NOT HERE, GAS IS AT $3.59 OR HIGHER & DIESEL FUEL IS AT $4.19 OR HIGHER...
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:270,615 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:52:36 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse $3.92 is not going to cut it.
zantor Veteran Author San Bernardino Posts:258 Points:53,025 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:52:24 PM Ignore zantor Report Abuse I feel bad for the truckers
letterchunker Champion Author Texas Posts:2,335 Points:683,150 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:49:49 PM Ignore letterchunker Report Abuse It won't last long. Since last week (after Sandy developed) gas futures have gone up 19 cents.
bullseye100 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,526 Points:609,055 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:49:35 PM Ignore bullseye100 Report Abuse Not fast enough....... but we all knew that already!
Gary65 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,703 Points:794,720 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:48:17 PM Ignore Gary65 Report Abuse Does not seem like it at the pumps.
postcard9 All-Star Author Massachusetts Posts:893 Points:528,745 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:42:39 PM Ignore postcard9 Report Abuse Not 'round here.
blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,690 Points:774,770 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:40:27 PM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse need to deop a lot more for me to get excited.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:8,052 Points:1,600,730 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:39:07 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse And then Sandy hit!
BizBombe Sophomore Author Baltimore Posts:100 Points:211,650 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:36:28 PM Ignore BizBombe Report Abuse whoppie!!
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,440 Points:1,557,275 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:36:22 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse Dropping prices are coming to an abrupt halt very soon!
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,219 Points:1,416,805 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:31:56 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Good news. I suspect a lot of gas stations are profit taking in my area by slowly lowering prices.
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,379 Points:1,712,675 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:31:25 PM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse good news but not fast enough
gd83goldwinger Champion Author South Bend Posts:1,428 Points:519,230 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:25:01 PM Ignore gd83goldwinger Report Abuse Where they went up not down here.
TxMtb Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,665 Points:370,455 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:24:37 PM Ignore TxMtb Report Abuse Haven't seen that one yet.
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:575,730 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:24:11 PM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Maybe we will actually see some $2. some thing prices
libertyut Champion Author Utah Posts:1,370 Points:298,200 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:24:09 PM Ignore libertyut Report Abuse not seeing it here.
benjy Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,705 Points:1,814,275 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:22:39 PM Ignore benjy Report Abuse hope so...
GAS1251 Champion Author Texas Posts:5,289 Points:1,652,955 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:21:45 PM Ignore GAS1251 Report Abuse No new declines here in N Texas. A few stations have gone up a little.
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,440 Points:545,250 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:19:50 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Diesel is not dropping as fast as gas.
gumbyrex Champion Author Fresno Posts:3,436 Points:786,015 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:19:31 PM Ignore gumbyrex Report Abuse Good news . Hopefully prices will continue the downward trend.
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,174 Points:1,755,920 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:17:13 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse where?
Skimo2012 Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:85 Points:101,610 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:16:39 PM Ignore Skimo2012 Report Abuse Diesel needs to drop.
diesel8888 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:1,304 Points:385,160 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:15:23 PM Ignore diesel8888 Report Abuse Good!
sickhp Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,480 Points:542,350 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:11:51 PM Ignore sickhp Report Abuse Keep drilling in all of America.
gasmack Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,752 Points:679,840 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:11:49 PM Ignore gasmack Report Abuse Avg. Price down .22 cents from last week here on mid left coast.
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,705 Points:1,539,830 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:11:09 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse ok
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,920 Points:845,010 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:06:50 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse Just keep that downward momentum going!!!
REKEY Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,718 Points:1,726,120 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:05:57 PM Ignore REKEY Report Abuse Less than $2.99 in SC.
crawco Rookie Author Cincinnati Posts:47 Points:120,715 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:05:18 PM Ignore crawco Report Abuse Saw 30 cent raise actually
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,489 Points:2,284,505 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:04:47 PM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse Just in time for Christmas
SavALot Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:8,613 Points:1,738,335 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 10:03:15 PM Ignore SavALot Report Abuse Yes, this is good news! Keep declining!
DickAAA Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,272 Points:1,372,705 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 9:59:15 PM Ignore DickAAA Report Abuse I just filled up my Prius with $3.029 a gallon regular.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,265 Points:1,514,580 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 9:56:10 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Then why did all gas grades go up over 30 cents per gallon today?
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jcpatriots Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,971 Points:623,270 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 9:53:49 PM Ignore jcpatriots Report Abuse Lol, diesel has barely budged...
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,716 Points:627,250 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 9:52:32 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse I hope it keeps falling.