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To: Joe Boucher
Diesel fuel is at $3.33 a gallon (nationwide average) according to the Department of Energy. That's up 53 cents from last year. A typical diesel tractor gets about 6-7 miles to the gallon.

When diesel fuel was at record prices about two years ago, tens of thousands of independent truckers lost their rigs. Major trucking companies (which have union drivers) are able to negotiate better fuel prices than the independents. Believe me, this isn't going to help them.

15 posted on 01/06/2011 3:11:52 PM PST by bwc2221
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To: bwc2221

And remember, since fuel production is a nationalized industry in Mexico (Peemex), they are likely to have lower fuel costs (provided that they hang extra tanks on their rigs so they don’t have to buy as much American product). And of course the Feds will likely abrogate state regulations that require American trucks to purchase certain quantities of fuel in-state in exchange for allowing them to drive across their state.


21 posted on 01/06/2011 3:24:40 PM PST by vette6387 (Enough Already!)
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To: bwc2221

interesting,
2 Neighbors are Spirit Air pilots and they were worried about their company fuel contract expiring last year.
Things went well for them but I hadn’t thought of it as a trucking negotiating type of thing too.
Soo a large trucking company like sya C.C.C. can negotiate better fuel prices?
Ignorant here?
Thanks


23 posted on 01/06/2011 3:30:19 PM PST by Joe Boucher
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