Diesel Prices Through the Roof
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112876)
United States
February 16, 2022 6:04pm CST
It seems like it was about 10 years ago that diesel became the more expensive fuel. It used to be for many years that diesel was always cheaper than regular gas, mostly because it is less refined.
But that has changed.
I filled up in Hudson, Illinois yesterday and it cost me $126 and today when I filled up in Steven's Point, Wisconsin I spent another $103.
Most likely I will need to fill up twice more. So, all said, based on averages, on this four day trip through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa I will likely spend about $458.
Thankfully it is the company truck and so I will be reimbursed once I turn in my expense report. But hell, think about this for a second. My hotels for all three days only cost me about $300. My gas will cost $150 more than that.
That's just crazy.
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9 responses
@lovebuglena (52170)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Feb 22
What car do you have that you need diesel?
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@lovebuglena (52170)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Feb 22
@porwest what’s a Cummins?
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Feb 22
And boy am I glad I do not drive,
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
17 Feb 22
It really is crazy. My car is about a 15 gallon tank and it cost me $50 to fill it up.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
18 Feb 22
The people behind it got smart. All those trucks that transport all the goods we buy use it. They are on the road 24/7. If you want to get the biggest bang for the buck, get it from those who will use the most of something. That would be the truckers. From a business standpoint it just makes sense.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
17 Feb 22
So glad you get reimbursed for everything.
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@kaylachan (84815)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Feb 22
I can understand that. My husband was telling me how the regular fuel appears to have skyrocketed. Crazy, right?
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
17 Feb 22
I saw the prices on my trip. I was upset about $3.25 until I saw what the truckers are paying. 
Won’t our president lift an arthritic finger to help this??? (Personal opinion: he wants it. If you remember, when he was last in the White House there was a “car crisis” too, where a lot of car dealerships had to close or “consolidate” into other dealerships. Just sayin’….)
Won’t our president lift an arthritic finger to help this??? (Personal opinion: he wants it. If you remember, when he was last in the White House there was a “car crisis” too, where a lot of car dealerships had to close or “consolidate” into other dealerships. Just sayin’….)
