Contractors Voice Concerns Over Rising Diesel Prices

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The prices of diesel fuel and other construction materials are surging, causing some area general contractors to break a sweat in anticipation of a summer marked by high fuel prices. A gallon of diesel fuel is nearing a national average of $4, and the current cost is $0.41 per gallon higher than last year at this time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As political tensions mount because of concerns over Iran’s nuclear program, economists are predicting that crude oil and fuel prices could continue to rise.

Source: February 23 article in the Daily Journal of Commerce: read more.