Trucking industry suffering with diesel price increases and labor shortage

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

Eventually, prices are passed to the consumers. Across the country, trucking companies and individual drivers have been putting up with inflated diesel prices since the hot summer months with no sign of relief. On average, a gallon of diesel fuel is $5.33 when a year ago it sat at $3.65. There is also a supply-demand issue when there is a lack of new drivers joining the fray.

This all falls on the heels of the U.S. Energy Information Energy Agency reporting that October’s fuel supply levels were the lowest they have been since 2008. If these problems in the trucking industry remain overlooked, the price of goods in the stores will begin to rise.

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