Average price of diesel in the United States tops $6 a gallon

Diesel fuel pumps across the United States registered an unprecedented national average of $6.06 per gallon after pump costs surpassed the six-dollar benchmark for the first time in history, according to official tracking metrics compiled by AAA. Fuel expenses set records.

That nationwide figure represents an increase from $5.85 recorded during the previous tracking cycle, generating an approximate 63% cost escalation compared to what commercial operators and private motorists paid during the corresponding calendar period twelve months prior.