Dust Off That Oldsmobile, Diesel’s Almost as Cheap as Gas

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It’s a good day to be a trucker.

While retail gasoline has surged by 25 percent this year, diesel prices have fallen by more than a quarter a gallon. The difference between the two is the smallest in almost six years and may all but disappear in two weeks’ time, according to Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Price Futures Group.