The national average price of diesel decreased seven-tenths of a cent, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly data released Oct. 19. The fall is the sixth drop in the past seven weeks.
Trucking’s main fuel now costs $2.388 a gallon, 66.2 cents less than a year ago.
Gasoline, meanwhile, dropped 1.7 cents to an even $2.15 a gallon, and is 48.8 cents cheaper than a year ago.