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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPOSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. SENTENCING IS SET FOR JUNE 12TH. DIESEL PRICES HAVE BEEN CLIMBING SHARPLY FOR MANY TRUCKERS, AND AS TENSIONS CONTINUE OVERSEAS IN THE WAR WITH IRAN, THOSE EFFECTS ARE BEING FELT HERE LOCALLY. KCRA 3\u2019S, VAN NESS AND CORTEZ TALKED WITH EXPERTS AND TRUCKERS ON THE FUTURE OF FREIGHT. RIGHT AT THAT 60 GALLON $480. YOU HEARD THAT CORRECTLY. I\u2019M ABOUT TO STOP THIS BECAUSE I HAVE ENOUGH ALREADY. THAT\u2019S NOT EVEN A FULL TANK. ONLY A QUARTER. TRUCKERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE FEELING SOME EXTRA WEIGHT, AND IT ISN\u2019T CARGO, BUT THE COST OF DIESEL FUEL LIKE 100 GALLONS PROBABLY, WHAT, 500 $600? NOW, AS GAS PRICES SOAR ABOVE $5 A GALLON DIESEL FUEL IN CALIFORNIA, SURGING ABOVE $6 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS. EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, IT IS IMPACTING GLOBAL SUPPLY. SO WHEN YOU HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL SUPPLY, IT WILL INCREASE PRICES HERE AT HOME. ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A DIESEL FUEL AND SACRAMENTO HAS INCREASED MORE THAN 30% FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1.52 FROM LAST YEAR. IT\u2019S ONE THING RISES, EVERYTHING STARTS GOING. IT\u2019S LIKE A IT\u2019S LIKE A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT. SO ONCE ONE STARTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE STARTS SLOWLY INCREASING JUST BECAUSE OF THAT ONE THING LIKE FUEL, CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, THAT REPRESENTS MORE THAN A THOUSAND MEMBER COMPANIES ACROSS THE STATE, TELLING KCRA THE RECENT FUEL SPIKE ADDS TO THE COST OF TRANSPORTING CARGO, WHICH WILL BE PASSED DOWN TO CONSUMERS AND THE PRICE OF EVERYDAY GOODS LIKE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, GROCERIES, HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES AND RETAIL PRODUCTS. MORE THAN $1.50 JUMP IN JUST FOUR WEEKS. THAT IS A RECORD THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN AS OVERSEAS TENSIONS CONTINUE, SO WILL THE EXTRA COST FOR MANY HERE IN THE REGION. YOU ALWAYS WISH OR HOPE? OH MAN. YOU KNOW, HOPE IT GETS CHEAPER. BUT YOU GO NEXT DAY. IT\u2019S ACTUALLY MORE THAN THE DAY YOU LOOKED AT IT TWO WEEKS AGO. SACRAMENTO DENZEL CORTEZ, KCRA THREE NEWS. ABOUT 20% OF THE WORLD\u2019S OIL SUPPLY FLOWS THROUGH THE STRAIT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Diesel prices surge above $6 in California, raising concerns for supply chain<\/p>\n
Strait of Hormuz disruptions have sent national diesel prices soaring above $5 since 2022<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:07 PM PDT Mar 19, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tDiesel fuel prices in California have surged above $6 per gallon for the first time in four years, raising concern among truckers and increasing the cost of transporting goods across the state.Truckers say they are feeling the strain as prices climb, with some paying as much as $600 to fill up.\u201cRight now, it\u2019s at 60 gallons? $418,\u201d trucker Vue Yang said. “That’s not even a full tank.”The spike comes as tensions involving Iran have disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil transit route that carries about 20% of the world\u2019s oil supply. Ongoing threats and instability in the region have slowed tanker traffic, tightening global supply and driving prices higher.Doug Johnson with AAA said those global supply issues are directly impacting drivers here at home.\u201cEverything going on with the Strait of Hormuz is impacting global supply. Any impact to global supply will increase prices here at home,\u201d Johnson said.According to AAA, diesel prices in Sacramento have risen more than 30 percent, or about $1.52, compared to last year. The California Trucking Association, which represents more than 1,000 member companies, told KCRA 3 the spike is adding to \u201cthe cost of transporting cargo, which will be passed down to consumers in the price of everyday goods like construction materials, groceries, health care supplies and retail products.\u201dJohnson also pointed to the speed of the increase.\u201cMore than a $1.50 jump in just four weeks. That is a record we have never seen,\u201d he said.As tensions overseas continue, higher costs are expected to persist. Truckers say they hope for relief, but uncertainty remains.\u201cYou hope it gets cheaper, but you check the next day, and it\u2019s actually gone up,\u201d Yang said.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Diesel fuel prices in California have surged above $6 per gallon <\/a>for the first time in four years, raising concern among truckers and increasing the cost of transporting goods across the state.<\/p>\n Truckers say they are feeling the strain as prices climb, with some paying as much as $600 to fill up.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, it\u2019s at 60 gallons? $418,\u201d trucker Vue Yang said. “That’s not even a full tank.”<\/p>\n The spike comes as tensions involving Iran have disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, a critical oil transit route that carries about 20% of the world\u2019s oil supply. Ongoing threats and instability in the region have slowed tanker traffic, tightening global supply and driving prices higher.<\/p>\n Doug Johnson with AAA said those global supply issues are directly impacting drivers here at home.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything going on with the Strait of Hormuz is impacting global supply. Any impact to global supply will increase prices here at home,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n According to AAA,<\/a> diesel prices in Sacramento have risen more than 30 percent, or about $1.52, compared to last year. <\/p>\n The California Trucking Association, which represents more than 1,000 member companies, told KCRA 3 the spike is adding to \u201cthe cost of transporting cargo, which will be passed down to consumers in the price of everyday goods like construction materials, groceries, health care supplies and retail products.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson also pointed to the speed of the increase.<\/p>\n \u201cMore than a $1.50 jump in just four weeks. That is a record we have never seen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n As tensions overseas continue, higher costs are expected to persist. Truckers say they hope for relief, but uncertainty remains.<\/p>\n \u201cYou hope it gets cheaper, but you check the next day, and it\u2019s actually gone up,\u201d Yang said.<\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. SENTENCING IS SET FOR JUNE 12TH. 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