Diesel Prices Skyrocket in Texas, Hitting Consumers Hard

0:00Diesel prices in Texas have jumped 59% in just one year, hitting an average of $5.14 per gallon up from 3. Dollars 21 cents. Two truck driver Gilbert Ashrada is feeling the burn first hand, now filling up his diesel rig twice a day instead of once, pushing his costs from $60 to $100 a tank, so he's slapping on 15% to 20% surcharges to every job. State players like Amazon are jumping in too, rolling out a 3.5% fuel and logistics fee on fulfillment starting April 17th too, offset those climbing transport bills. Experts point to refineries switching to summer blends and taking downtime for maintenance plus the war in Iran choking off about 20% of. Global oil supply do the straight of hormones, that means higher shipping baked into groceries, online deliveries and pretty much everything we grab off shells and with the man delivery the new.

1:00Normal, brace for those costs to stick around, even if tensions ease, I'm Corey with the story. That's your Dallas News Today update, AI powered and always on.