Slipping diesel prices give Oklahoma truckers a break.

Publication: Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Byline: Jerry Shottenkirk

Dan Case, executive director of the Oklahoma Trucking Association, said the recent drop in diesel prices might help some truckers, but for some others in the country, it comes too late. It's a little bit of relief - of course it's not quite what we need, Case said. Diesel has gone down 14.5 cents over the last few weeks, which is a little bit of a help. We are facing a quarter where we're going to have more bankruptcies than we've had in years in our business. Nationally, diesel prices have fallen to $4.27 per gallon, well below the...

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