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The national average price for diesel surged for the second straight week, climbing 6.8 cents to $3.725 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Jan. 18. Trucking’s main fuel has risen 11.2 cents a gallon on average in the past two weeks after dropping 12.1 cents over the previous seven weeks. A gallon of diesel now costs $1.029 more than it did at this time in 2021. Diesel’s price rose in all 10 regions in EIA’s weekly survey, with the steepest increase being 8.1 cents in the Midwest. The smallest gain was just seven-tenths of a cent in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices