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18. I drive a lot for work,

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Reply #10)

Sat May 2, 2026, 11:02 PM

May 2

and frequently stop at TA, Petro, Love's, Pilot and other truck stops. I used to have a CB radio in my car. Truckers should be Democrats, but for the last 30 years they mostly have been listening to AM Hate radio, and now the multitude of rightwing satellite channels. Every truckstop has Fox "news" on the TV in the lounges.

So now they are just one of the many blocs which the right has fooled into compliance.

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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 May 3 #24

I've been busy and this is the first time I've been able to revisit this thread A HERETIC I AM May 3 #25

What was it before? 700? WarGamer May 4 #38

It just gets passed through as a fuel adder Melon May 4 #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 May 3 #26

I'm sorry you're going through this, unfortunately I think it's going to get worse questionseverything May 3 #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 May 3 #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 May 3 #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 May 3 #29

Yep, and don't get caught running red diesel on the public roads, MarineCombatEngineer May 4 #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 May 3 #22

I'm driving a Kenworth T680 A HERETIC I AM May 3 #30

A lot of variables, Abolishinist May 3 #32

Over $1000.00? applegrove May 3 #23

Soon A HERETIC I AM May 3 #31

There's supposed to be a fuel surcharge to help cover that... jmowreader May 3 #33

in related news......... Skittles May 4 #35

My trucks have 2-125 Gallon tanks, so I can pretty well guess what it cost. MarineCombatEngineer May 4 #36

Think that's bad RoseTrellis May 4 #39