Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

AverageOldGuy

(4,121 posts)

11. $840.00

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 10:24 PM

May 2

I’m guessing around $6.00 per gallon which makes $6.00 X 140 =$840.00

I assume you were hauling something from one place to another. Has the amount you charge for hauling gone up enough to cover your increased costs? Let me guess: Not even close!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

40 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

I put 140 gallons of diesel in my truck today in Northern Indiana, just off I80 [View all] A HERETIC I AM May 2 OP

$900? Bmoboy May 2 #1

Bloody close! A HERETIC I AM May 2 #4

That might come down to how much they can raise their rates for shipping karynnj May 2 #7

If the trucking business can pin the blame on Trump, and then do something about it, Aristus May 2 #8

Stereotype away. I was a OTR trucker. Most are MAGAts that blame Democrats for everything AZLD4Candidate May 2 #10

I drive a lot for work, FoxNewsSucks May 2 #18

Pandering to ignorance is easy. Self-reflection is difficult. AZLD4Candidate Sunday #24

I've been busy and this is the first time I've been able to revisit this thread A HERETIC I AM Sunday #25

What was it before? 700? WarGamer Monday #38

It just gets passed through as a fuel adder Melon Monday #40

$700.? questionseverything May 2 #2

That would be my guess BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2 #21

I mentioned above, and you probably saw it... A HERETIC I AM Sunday #26

I'm sorry you're going through this, unfortunately I think it's going to get worse questionseverything Sunday #34

Sure can Eddie18 May 2 #3

35 gallons at $6. $210? Oops, thought it was a pick up. dem4decades May 2 #5

Just north of $840 Aviation Pro May 2 #6

Article I read this morning canetoad May 2 #9

Hey man! I know you live down under and I'm glad to see you responded to this A HERETIC I AM Sunday #27

$840.00 AverageOldGuy May 2 #11

I was hauling US mail for the last 11 years but now I'm with a different firm A HERETIC I AM Sunday #28

Yes and meanwhile the freight brokers and moniss May 2 #12

How is this affecting rail transportation? multigraincracker May 2 #14

Trmp will force them to switch to coal. nt eppur_se_muova May 2 #17

Railroads may run on diesel fuel, but it is taxed differently A HERETIC I AM Sunday #29

Yep, and don't get caught running red diesel on the public roads, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #37

$850? Skittles May 2 #13

Based on GasBuddy, diesel in No. IN. is around $6/gal. so $840 n/t aggiesal May 2 #15

$881.00 Emile May 2 #16

diesel here is 5.50 a gallon dsc May 2 #19

I drive a hybrid Hyundai Elantra with a 10 gallon tank. 3Hotdogs May 2 #20

$168 less than it would have been in California? Abolishinist Sunday #22

I'm driving a Kenworth T680 A HERETIC I AM Sunday #30

A lot of variables, Abolishinist Sunday #32

Over $1000.00? applegrove Sunday #23

Soon A HERETIC I AM Sunday #31

There's supposed to be a fuel surcharge to help cover that... jmowreader Sunday #33

in related news......... Skittles Monday #35

My trucks have 2-125 Gallon tanks, so I can pretty well guess what it cost. MarineCombatEngineer Monday #36

Think that's bad RoseTrellis Monday #39