Retail diesel prices across the U.S. have skyrocketed since the beginning of February, rising 45.3 cents a gallon since the week ending Feb. 8, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly pricing updates. Fuel prices have also increased for 19 consecutive weeks, rising 81.8 cents since the beginning of November.
As of the week ending March 15, the national average for a gallon of on-highway diesel was $3.191, the highest national average in more than two years. The last time fuel prices were at this level was the week ending Dec. 20, 2018, when fuel was $3.1 per gallon.
