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Diesel Prices Rise in Last Week of Year
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" width="250" height="343">The price of diesel fuel in the U.S. increased again last week, capping off a rally in fuel prices that began more than a month ago, according to the latest numbers from the Energy Department.
The average price of on-highway diesel fuel jumped 4.6 cents last week, hitting $2.586 per gallon at the pump. As the streak of price increases continues, diesel fuel is now 37.5 cents more expensive than it was in the same week of the previous year.
Prices increased in all major regions of the country with the largest spike hitting the Central Atlantic at 8.9 cents per gallon. The smallest amount of change was a 1.9-cent increase in the Rocky Mountain region.
The price of regular gasoline was also up last week, increasing 6.8 cents to an average of $2.377 per gallon at the pump. Regular gasoline is now nearly 35 cents more expensive than it was in the final week of 2015.
The largest increase in gas prices was in the Central Atlantic region with an 8-cent per gallon increase. The smallest increase was on the West Coast where prices still jumped 5.9 cents for the week.
Crude oil prices were down to two-week lows to start 2017 amid new concerns that oil producing countries might not stick to an agreement to freeze oil production, according to a MarketWatch report.
The anxiety is partly caused by the New Year, as new, lower oil production targets were set to kick in on Jan. 1. Until analysts are sure that oil producing countries involved in the deal will abide by the new quotas, the oil market could remain subdued. Prices were also negatively affected by a stronger dollar and a report showing that Libya may be increasing oil production.
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J.J. Keller Offers Educational ELD Mandate Prep Event
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">The trucking consulting firm J.J. Keller & Associates has announced a new educational event to help fleets prepare for the changes brought on by the upcoming ELD mandate called Practical Guidance for ELog Success: From Ideas to Plan.
The free, five-hour event will be held nationwide in 2017 and is designed to help fleets develop a personalized ELog plan. Attendees will also receive insight on how ELog data should be managed and interpreted to reduce risk and improve operations.
“The day-to-day workload of fleet professionals leaves little time to research, plan and conduct a successful ELog rollout,” said Tom Reader, director of marketing at J. J. Keller. “During this event, we break the process down into essential and manageable components that will help them get their fleet in compliance before the mandate deadline.”
The event will cover specific areas such as personalizing a rollout plan, evaluating an hours of service program and operational needs, and using ELogs to improve fleet performance and compliance. Attendees will receive a 40-page ELog rollout workbook and have the opportunity to ask questions of J.J. Keller subject matter experts.
A calendar of dates and locations for the event is available on J.J. Keller's website, accessible here. Locations and dates will be added weekly.
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