The U.S. average retail diesel price rose 3.2 cents a gallon last week to $2.528, the first increase in five weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
Diesel prices can effect your auto transport. If you are thinking about arranging an auto transport and are flexible in your time frame, you may want to watch diesel prices. When diesel prices are up so are auto transport prices. Most companies do not actually charge a separate fuel surcharge, but auto shipping companies do factor fuel prices in the auto transport quote. Your typical vehicle transport carrier gets only 6-7 mpg in a 200 gallon tank. 200x$2.50=$500.So $500 will get the auto carrier 1400 miles. As the price of diesel goes up, so does the drivers fuel cost.
Diesel prices can effect more than just car shipping. When a gallon of milk goes from $2.99 to $3.99 in just a few weeks, you can almost bet it was the price of diesel that made it increase. Diesel trucks carry the milk from the dairy farm to the packaging company and then from the packaging company to the stores. They gladly pass on the increase to the consumer.
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