Spring should take some of the heat off diesel fuel prices.

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 3/1/2000

Spring should take some of the heat off diesel fuel prices. Average prices began to ease somewhat in late February after reaching a high of $1.47 per gallon earlier in the month. That's nearly half a dollar higher than prices recorded at the same time last year. Diesel fuel prices in New England, meanwhile, hit $2.12 per gallon the first week of February before dropping off a bit. The high cost of fuel has led to the imposition of rate increases or surcharges by motor carriers, air carriers, and railroads.