Diesel prices in the United States soared past $6 per gallon on Friday, hitting a new all-time high as the continuing conflict in the Middle East keeps disrupting the world’s supply of oil. The national average diesel price was $6.05 on September 11, according to the latest data by the American Automobile Association (AAA), up from $5.85 last week and $3.70 a year ago. Compared to the days just before the war in Iran started on February 28, it was up by more than $2 per gallon.
That is an even bigger increase than American drivers have faced for gas since the start of the conflict. As of Friday, the national average gas price was $4.29 per gallon, up from $2.98 in late February, before the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Diesel is used to power many commercial vehicles in the United States, including freight and delivery trucks.
And some businesses facing higher costs as a result of these increases have already passed on this additional pressure to consumers in the form of added fees. The higher diesel prices in the nation on Friday were reported in California, where the fuel cost an average of $7.98 per gallon. Next came Washington ($7.05), Hawaii ($7.00), Oregon ($6.41) and Nevada ($6.38).
The lowest averages were paid by drivers in Oklahoma ($5.60), Missouri ($5.65), Louisiana ($5.65), Mississippi ($5.66) and Texas ($5.66). This is a developing story and will be updated.
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