2006-08-26 17:51:01 · 4 answers · asked by bus driver 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Because Uncle Sam has us Truckers by the B-LLS
2006-08-27 03:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by R W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diesel and gas come from a barrel of oil, they are both fuel, but differences kind of stop there. Like the answer before, they are refined differently and have different issues with inventory. Price of gas and diesel are affected by supply and demand, since gas is used more and the inventory is usually shorter, the price swings more.
As a consumer, there isn't much you can do about it, unless you belong to a fuel co-op
2006-08-30 10:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by John E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diesel doesn't have the same production capacity as gasoline - refiners produce far less of it than gasoline, so output and inventories are a bit tighter - and better matched to demand.
Some gasoline production gets changed over to fuel oil production in the late summer, early fall in anticipation of winter demand. So refineries have probably built up a cushion of gasa inventory in late summer that they can use up thru the fall.
Diesel consumption is not heavily influenced by vacation travel, which falls off after mid-August when families head home to get their kids ready for school. Diesel is mostly used in construction, agriculture, trucking and railroads, so demand for diesel will continue throughout the spring, summer and fall.
2006-08-26 18:02:46 · answer #3 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oops!
I'll get right on that.
2006-08-26 17:54:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋