FedEx Ground hikes fuel surcharge 100 basis points, leapfrogging UPS
UPS’ levies drop to 15% from 15.25%.
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UPS’ levies drop to 15% from 15.25%.
The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges dropped for the ninth time in 11 weeks.
Effective Monday, UPS’ surcharge levels for domestic ground parcel and SurePost services will rise by 50 basis points.
The DOE/EIA diesel price declined for the eighth time in the past 10 weeks.
The price used for most fuel surcharges dropped again, with prices now down more than $1 compared to last Thanksgiving.
The benchmark diesel price for most fuel surcharges was down, though other numbers are suddenly pointing higher.
In a keynote address to the F3 conference, Alex Epstein laid out the case for continued fossil fuel use.
The state of Georgia has suspended diesel and gasoline taxes for the third time since early summer.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges has declined for the fourth time in five weeks.
Oil prices, including the benchmark used for most fuel surcharges, are below or close to Oct. 7 levels.
Natural gas has long been a bit player in a diesel-driven engine world. That may change with Cummins’ beefier 15-liter offering.
Decline in this week’s benchmark is catching up from an earlier slide at CME.The retail diesel benchmark used for most fuel surcharges fell although futures and wholesale prices continue to trend higher.
As the diesel futures price starts to rise due to the Israeli conflict, the benchmark for most fuel surcharges has moved down.
Truckers save 35 cents a gallon on fill-ups with Georgia’s fuel tax suspension.
The benchmark price for most fuel surcharges moved by only a small amount, but futures markets are going through some big swings.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined for the first time since early summer.
The key diesel benchmark retail price rose for the week, but diesel futures prices have suddenly posted a big two-day reversal.
Truckers in Georgia will save 35 cents a gallon on fill-ups at least through Oct. 12.
The International Energy Agency’s closely watched monthly report didn’t have much good news in it for oil consumers.
The national average retail price used for most fuel surcharges climbed 4.8 cents a gallon this week, but it’s moving a lot higher on the West Coast.