Wheeler Trucking warns diesel above $5 a gallon will raise consumer prices
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Updated · WJRT · May 1
Wheeler Trucking warns diesel above $5 a gallon will raise consumer prices
9 articles · Updated · WJRT · May 1
In Michigan, AAA says average diesel is now above $5 statewide, with prices near Wheeler Trucking's Flushing base reaching $6.15 and some fill-ups costing about $1,000.
Owner Rex Wheeler said his 300-truck fleet is partly shielded by fuel surcharges in vendor contracts, but higher transport costs still feed through supply chains to food and other goods.
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