U.S. diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goods
Diesel hit a record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: PBS NewsHour · Sep 4, 2026 at 9:47 AM ET
- Coverage span: 17 min
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 2h 46m
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- “$5.85” — PBS NewsHour, The Hill
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U.S. diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goods(opens original report in a new tab)The HillTier B
Diesel prices hit record high(opens original report in a new tab)The average price of diesel hit an all-time high Friday in the U.S., as the conflict with Iran puts more strain on the global energy supply. The average cost of a gallon of diesel in the U.S. was up to around $5.85 on… — The Hill
How coverage developed
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 82.9 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 29.4 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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