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"Going To Cripple Our Economy": Small Businesses Sound Alarm Over Record Diesel Price Spike
"Going To Cripple Our Economy": Small Businesses Sound Alarm Over Record Diesel Price Spike
The latest AAA fuel data from across America shows that the national average diesel price at the pump has jumped nearly 40% this month, surpassing the 2022 fuel spike that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Surging diesel prices are already generating a shock across trucking, rail, shipping, farm equipment, construction machinery, generators, and much of industrial logistics, given that the fuel powers the core of the economy.
Seasonality: AAA Daily National Avg. Diesel 2022 vs. 2026
Companies now face...
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