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Soaring diesel prices take toll on Iowa businesses

KCCI -- DES MOINES, Iowa —
Diesel prices are soaring throughout central Iowa, and it's taking a tool on those whose livelihoods and businesses depend on transportation.

Motorists in central Iowa are paying close to $4.25 per gallon at some stations. It is why everyone, from trucking company managers to grocery store operators, are desperately trying to save gas.

"Honestly, we don’t foresee the fuel costs going down," said Brown Logistics Operations Manager John Henricksen. "It dramatically increases all of our costs."

The Grimes-based transportation management company operates a large fleet of vans, trucks and tractor-trailers, and Henricksen said the sky-rocketing fuel prices are taking a toll.

"(We consume) probably about a half-million gallons a month,"Henricksen said.

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Submitted Oct 18, 2012 By: aservant

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 4:59:46 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Kar: not just that, but it's killing the economy too. We all pay for high diesel in some form or another.
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,182 Points:621,695 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 6:40:18 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse And driving the trucking independents out of business.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 8:20:58 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse no reason for diesel to be so high.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 8:10:41 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Iowa only? How about everywhere?
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,655 Points:1,118,650 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 10:42:41 AM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse yuk. bad situation for all.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,044 Points:2,346,485 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 3:05:36 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Soaring diesel prices take toll on Iowa businesses and it's Not good for any business with higher business expenses. Fred's lousy, smoke and mirrors, lack of jobs, dog and pony show and in the crapper economy, the jobs are Not here. Fred's economy is not improving but continues to hurt the population and the job numbers continue to be down – no matter how smoooooth talking Fred spins those numbers! People will still drive and buy fuel no matter what but it sure helps to have a job too! The US ‘oil and natural gas resources’ belong to the citizens of this country and are to be used by those same citizens! Speculators, manipulators and the banks continue to unfairly and unjustly make the driving public pay higher prices at the pump for their personal greedy benefit. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII!
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,576 Points:1,772,940 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:41:58 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Locally diesel has spiked from 3.87 to 4.15. Lowest price is at 3.99. No good reason for the spike. That is not new. The casino (market) does what it wants without reason.
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,787 Points:645,560 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:31:35 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse Talk to your legislators.
BLWong Veteran Author Las Vegas Posts:436 Points:183,940 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:30:12 PM Ignore BLWong Report Abuse Geee I remember way back when diesel was cheaper than gas
dcjauburn Champion Author Sacramento Posts:12,456 Points:2,240,565 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:26:58 PM Ignore dcjauburn Report Abuse time to trade in your vehicles for ones that use CNG or Electricity.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,027 Points:1,099,605 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:26:51 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse Do not think for a New York second the high price of diesel is influencing the price of gasoline. It is also increased costs for groceries as well.
N4PIP All-Star Author Miami Posts:906 Points:420,275 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:25:51 PM Ignore N4PIP Report Abuse Ever hear of the railroad? Trucks aren't the only way to move freight.
Bubba44612 Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,396 Points:1,877,830 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:17:40 PM Ignore Bubba44612 Report Abuse Diesel prices are screwing all of us.
southrob Champion Author Tucson Posts:3,600 Points:688,175 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:17:17 PM Ignore southrob Report Abuse dhan to help the economy
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,084 Points:1,102,880 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:15:52 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse Converting all these diesel trucks to using Liquefied Natural gas.
YumaFellow Champion Author Arizona Posts:1,290 Points:622,595 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:10:38 PM Ignore YumaFellow Report Abuse Another reason why just drilling for more oil is not the answer. Note that refineries are having trouble keeping up with the demand. So it is the scarcity caused by lack of refinery capacity that seems to be the issue.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,927 Points:1,575,955 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:06:34 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse diesel goes up, prices go up, disposable income goes down, economy grinds to a halt, recessions starts again
MINIWINI598 Champion Author Washington Posts:3,017 Points:518,700 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:05:35 PM Ignore MINIWINI598 Report Abuse Price of goods - going up!
Barfood Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,301 Points:1,017,680 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:03:58 PM Ignore Barfood Report Abuse This might help with farmers doing more sustainable farming without the cheap energy source that was available in the past.
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,805 Points:819,310 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:03:45 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse Sounds like NoBama is telling the oil companies to drop gas prices so they raise diesel prices to keep their profit margins high...
tutaw Champion Author Kentucky Posts:3,600 Points:843,495 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:03:08 PM Ignore tutaw Report Abuse no kidding
springer03 Champion Author Raleigh Posts:1,319 Points:593,530 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:02:55 PM Ignore springer03 Report Abuse really!!!
Mustache_33 All-Star Author Toronto Posts:900 Points:181,455 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:00:03 PM Ignore Mustache_33 Report Abuse wow
Busymomma56 Sophomore Author Utah Posts:224 Points:52,120 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:59:36 PM Ignore Busymomma56 Report Abuse This will cause the price of everything to go up. Diesel trucks that deliver products will have to pass the cost on.
Skimo2012 Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:85 Points:101,610 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:57:18 PM Ignore Skimo2012 Report Abuse "(We consume) probably about a half-million gallons a month,"Henricksen said. We need our truckers but we can't control the high price of diesel.
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,310 Points:1,638,920 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:56:34 PM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse NOT GOOD NEWS!
woodeye55 Champion Author Gary Posts:7,367 Points:1,858,045 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:53:08 PM Ignore woodeye55 Report Abuse Can't wait for another 4 years of this.
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,223 Points:519,600 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:49:58 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Diesel prices need to come down. Our economy will not recover so long as diesel prices remain high.
freerobert Champion Author California Posts:1,162 Points:1,241,800 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:49:08 PM Ignore freerobert Report Abuse Fuel is just killing tha amercan people. I owuld like to see alot of people conserve. I walked to my granddaughters school today, and I find a line of at least 20 cars waiting to pick up their kids from school, and all of them keep their engines running, both gas and deisel. Just think of all the fuel wasted on the national basis that is wasted. Then I have a neighbor who runs his deisel to warm up his truck sometimes for 30 minutes to a hour. I can go on and on, but these people need to be trained to conserve at times. This is just plain wasting.
drz614 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,304 Points:598,595 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:47:46 PM Ignore drz614 Report Abuse remember, alot of the food u eat comes via diesel 18 wheelers and trains. unfortunately they dont include food costs in the inflation fake number most msm report. example: here in pa, onions are up 81% lettuce up 37%. was lucky grew my own this summer, now will have to bite the bullet.
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unicornIL Veteran Author Chicago Posts:446 Points:386,295 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:43:14 PM Ignore unicornIL Report Abuse passed on to the end consumers
BeanoLI All-Star Author Long Island Posts:546 Points:734,110 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:40:38 PM Ignore BeanoLI Report Abuse How's that change and hope working now, huh ?
AKmailman Champion Author Alaska Posts:5,638 Points:1,558,540 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:39:16 PM Ignore AKmailman Report Abuse these high diesel prices will be passed on to consumers thru higher retail prices
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Marson Champion Author Scranton Posts:8,952 Points:2,079,135 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:27:35 PM Ignore Marson Report Abuse We will all be paying for this.
Shakleelady31 All-Star Author Fort Wayne Posts:571 Points:402,350 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:26:28 PM Ignore Shakleelady31 Report Abuse Yikes!
karlet Veteran Author Pittsburgh Posts:258 Points:84,490 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:26:20 PM Ignore karlet Report Abuse This is insane. Every product we buy ships by way of diesel vehicals.
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,047 Points:1,514,125 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:25:18 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse You said it CarSalesmanPA, Thank your lucky stars for high gas prices. Unemployment did drop from 8.1% to 7.8%, but thats only cause California did Not get there unemployment in in time so unemployment could get under the 8% were No president ever got re-elected when over 8%. Only 23 Million people out of work! An thats just Legal American citizens. Not counting illegals.
IMLURCH Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,189 Points:1,104,155 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:25:13 PM Ignore IMLURCH Report Abuse stop exporting it!!!!!!!!
dirt girl Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:35,960 Points:3,072,980 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:23:33 PM Ignore dirt girl Report Abuse We all need to be worried. Everything in this country is shipped using diesel from rail to semi's. Semi's get around 8 mpg if the load is light. The cost is passed on to the consumer for everything.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,266 Points:589,360 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:22:14 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Pump prices need to drop a lot!!!!!
hcivic Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,854 Points:2,265,715 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:20:54 PM Ignore hcivic Report Abuse these prices have got to go down
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,266 Points:589,360 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:20:25 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Pump prices need to drop a lot!!!!!
CarSalesmanPA Champion Author Reading Posts:3,587 Points:736,730 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:18:13 PM Ignore CarSalesmanPA Report Abuse According to Obama at his last debate, low fuel prices are a sign of a weak economy. We should apparently enjoy rising fuel prices and the increased shipping & food prices that go along with it.
iamforiu Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,580 Points:712,715 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:15:46 PM Ignore iamforiu Report Abuse We need prices to drop
altima2008 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:8,165 Points:1,737,990 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 9:15:35 PM Ignore altima2008 Report Abuse a nobama led economy fill his pockets while draining yours and hear his sorry excuses in the process