Diesel Fuel Prices Drop Across the Board for Truckers Last Week

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported lower diesel fuel prices in all regions of the country last week, with the average price for a gallon of diesel residing in the $2.482 range — two cents cheaper than last week and nearly $1.18 less expensive than a year ago at this time.
The least expensive fill- ups could be found in the Gulf Coast states where a gallon of diesel averaged $2.304, and in the Lower Atlantic states, where the fuel cost $2.406 on average.
The price average for the Rocky Mountain states was a wash — $2.488 both last week and the week before that. And the biggest drop wa seen in California, where prices were down 3.4 cents to $2.769 per gallon.

Shown below are diesel prices by region for the week ending Monday, Nov. 16:
East Coast: $2.513 last week, $2.499 this week
New England: $2.549 last week, $2.544 this week
Central Atlantic: $2.620 last week, $2.609 this week
Lower Atlantic: $2.424 last week, $2.406 this week
Midwest: $2.526 last week, $2.494 this week
Gulf Coast: $2.317 last week, $2.304 this week
Rocky Mountains: $2.488 last week, $2.488 this week
California: $2.803 last week, $2.769 this week.