July 19, 2010

Dear TOTE customers: 

As of today, the West Coast diesel fuel price as published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy was $ 3.042 per gallon (please refer to the chart below, or to  http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/wohdp/diesel.asp ).  This price level corresponds with an inland/arbitrary fuel surcharge of  23.5% as published in tariffs TOTE 100 and TOTE 201-A.


Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices - Average All Types 
(Dollars per gallon, including all taxes)

Region

07/05/10

07/12/10

07/19/10

Change from
week ago

Change from
year ago

U.S.

2.924

2.903

2.899

-0.004

0.403

    East Coast

2.944

2.921

2.913

-0.008

0.399

       New England

3.033

3.017

3.015

-0.002

0.415

       Central Atlantic

3.055

3.022

3.012

-0.010

0.382

       Lower Atlantic

2.889

2.869

2.861

-0.008

0.405

    Midwest

2.890

2.865

2.866

0.001

0.396

    Gulf Coast

2.866

2.857

2.859

0.002

0.416

    Rocky Mountain

2.928

2.912

2.902

-0.010

0.343

    West Coast

3.077

3.057

3.042

-0.015

0.447

    California

3.132

3.123

3.116

-0.007

0.413

 

Therefore, effective August 1, 2010, the Item 346 inland/arbitrary fuel surcharge will remain at 23.5%.

Please note:  the ocean fuel surcharge will remain as published in TOTE’s tariffs under Item 345.     

To view a historical list of fuel charges, click here 

Please call me with any questions: (253) 449-8164.  Thank you.

Kathleen Houston
Pricing Analyst