April 21, 2008
NEW YORK --- Retail gas prices reached another new milestone Monday, April 21, averaging $3.50 a gallon, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
Tags: gasoline prices, oil prices, OPEC
April 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the third consecutive week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, setting another all-time record of $3.389 per gallon, the Energy Department reported April 16.
Tags: EIA, gasoline prices
April 14, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- During a House Small Business Committee hearing April 9, a number of small business owners testified that high gas prices are forcing entrepreneurs to downsize, cut employee benefits, or even consider bankruptcy.
Tags: gasoline prices, House Small Business Committee
April 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the second week in a row, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, setting another all-time record of $3.332 per gallon, according to the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration.
Tags: diesel prices, EIA, gasoline prices
April 7, 2008
NEW YORK --- Crude oil prices climbed on the New York Mercantile Exchange today, despite signs that the dollar is gaining strength, United Press International reported.
Tags: gasoline prices, oil prices
April 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Reversing the drop of last week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline rose by 3.1 cents to reach a new all-time high of $3.290 per gallon, surpassing the previous high set two weeks earlier, the Energy Department reported.
Tags: diesel prices, Energy Department, gasoline prices
March 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the first time since Feb. 11, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell this past week.
March 22, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline this past week increased by 5.9 cents to hit a new high of $3.284 per gallon, up 70.7 cents above the price last year.
Tags: diesel prices, gasoline prices
March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Gasoline prices this week rose in all regions of the country, with the U.S. average retail price reaching its highest point in history, $3.225 per gallon, the Energy Department reported.
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Energy Department has projected that the U.S. monthly average retail regular gasoline price will peak near $3.50 per gallon in May and June.
Tags: EIA, Energy Dept., gasoline prices
March 12, 2008
NEW YORK --- Gasoline and oil prices continued their record-setting pace today, with the national average price of regular gasoline at nearly $3.25 a gallon and the price of oil on the futures market surpassing the $110-a-barrel mark.
March 10, 2008
ARCATA, Calif. --- The latest Lundberg Survey found that gas prices rose more than 9 cents over the past two weeks, resulting in a national average of $3.20 per gallon for self-serve regular, CNNMoney.com reported.
Tags: gasoline prices
March 7, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The national average retail price for regular gasoline rose 3.2 cents to reach $3.162 per gallon, as of March 3.
March 5, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. --- Average gasoline prices reached record highs for the state of California and in the South Bay on Tuesday, according to AAA surveys.
March 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES --- Price increases at Southern California gas pumps came fast and furious this past week in an earlier-than-usual spring price run-up, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch.
Tags: AAA, gasoline prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Gasoline prices have continued their upward climb, increasing in all regions of the U.S., the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported last week.
February 25, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline jumped 8.2 cents to $3.042 per gallon as of Feb. 18 --- the highest price since Jan. 14 and 74.6 cents higher than the price a year ago.
Tags: Energy Department, gasoline prices
February 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline slipped 1.8 cents lower to $2.96 cents per gallon as of Feb. 11 -- the lowest price since late October and 71.9 cents higher than the price a year ago.
February 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline edged higher after three weeks of falling prices, reaching $2.978 per gallon as of Feb. 4.
Sponsored Links
Free Go Green & Save Greensm Paper By analyzing driving patterns and historical location reports from Networkfleet®, fleets can reduce miles and optimize schedules. Click here to download our free Green paper.
By Mike Antich The high cost of raw materials, in addition to the high cost of fuel, is starting to make a financial impact on fleets by increasing costs for truck chassis, bodies, trailers, liftgates, and other upfit equipment. On July 9, Navistar announced that rising commodity costs have forced the company to increase prices of International truck models. Is this another in a series of commodity-related price increases that we will see from other OEMs, upfitters, and trailer manufacturers?
By Mike Antich Today's new-vehicle market will generate (ultimately) the used-vehicle market of tomorrow. If there is a decrease in new-vehicle sales, there will be a corresponding decrease in the future number of used vehicles in the marketplace. Even though there is a lot of nervousness in the market, no one is anticipating a dramatic decrease in new-vehicle commercial fleet orders for the 2009 model-year. However, the same cannot be said for the retail new-vehicle market.
By Mike Antich
$50.00
Published only once every year, this is a must-have for every informed fleet manager...