FUEL COSTS * USA - Nationwide diesel prices hit all-time high

Cost of trucking will pass to consumers

San Luis Obispo,CA,USA -KSBY, by Carina Corral -Feb 28, 2008: -- Nationwide, diesel gas prices hit an all-time high, topping the previous record by nearly 11 cents... According to AAA, in San Luis Obispo County, diesel costs an average of $3.93 a gallon, compared to $3.11 this time last year... In Santa Barbara County, it's a bit cheaper at $3.87 cents a gallon, compared to $3.05 a year ago... As one trucker we talked with puts it, these record prices don't just affect truck drivers, they affect anyone who buys anything... It used to be truck drivers paid the least to fill up their tanks. Nowadays, diesel prices have surged higher than even premium gas...