Gas Prices Jump Again, Food Trucks Feel the Pain

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Food trucks have big tanks, low gas mileage and also run on generators to prepare their food. High price tags at the pump mean more pressure to sell their gourmet fare, and a lot of it.

Yesterday’s nationwide average for regular unleaded fuel is $3.87, another jump from $3.80 last week, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Prices a month ago were $3.60. Last year at this time, consumers were paying $3.56 at the pump.

Yesterday’s mid-range unleaded is $3.99, from $3.95 last week, while today’s premium unleaded price is $4.12, from $4.08 last week.

Diesel fuel prices are averaging $4.14, from $4.12 last week. The price of diesel fuel is up from $3.96 a month ago, and from $2.94 a year ago.

Oil prices are at a 10-month high amid tensions with Iran, causing a disruption in supplies. Many analysts have predicted that gas prices could reach $4 a gallon by spring, citing production issues and ongoing political turmoil in foreign markets.

By Richard Myrick|2017-03-31T08:43:29-04:00Mar 21, 2012|Trends|

About the Author: Richard Myrick

Richard Myrick is an architect by degree (Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan) who began his career in real estate development and architectural planning. In September of 2010 he created Mobile Cuisine Magazine to fill an information void he found when he began researching how to start a mobile hotdog cart in Chicago. Richard found that there was no central repository of mobile street food information anywhere on the internet, and with that, the idea for MCM was born. Richard also wrote the "Running a Food Truck for Dummies" available in bookstores everywhere and Amazon. You can reach out to Richard by email at: [email protected].