Diesel at $6.48 per gallon pushes truck drivers to spend $3,500 weekly

As of September 19, diesel prices have reached $6.48 per gallon nationwide. This spike in fuel costs has led truck drivers to spend as much as $3,500 weekly on fuel, significantly impacting owner-operators in particular. Some drivers, like Vatissa Rhodes, reported a nearly doubled weekly fuel bill and a reduction in their paychecks by about a third. The American Trucking Associations highlighted that trucks moved 73% of the nation's freight by weight in 2024, indicating that these fuel costs could affect consumer prices for goods.

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