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The reason why diesel fuel is so expensive in the US is because of how many taxes are tagged onto the price. In general, the gas station only makes 5 cents a gallon, almost 40% is in taxes, the rest to the manufacturer. It is amazing that it is higher since it is just the leftover of making conventional gas. It's great to see the strides in emissions being taken care of, but if they can make a diesel car go up to 60mpg, why does a diesel truck that hauls freight still have to put up with 5-7mpg? I own a Peterbilt and it costs us $1,200 just to fill up the tanks that takes it 800 miles. My husband runs an average of 2700 to 3200 miles per week, you do the math in how much it is costing us. All our money goes to the truck payment,which is $2100.00 a month and our current 2007 model cost us $20,000 more than our 2004 model, and it has a smaller sleeper and is lighter. But with the new EPA mandates on the diesel motors, the cost went really high. It is a huge trickle down affect and don't think going all train in hauling freight is going to solve the problem, you still need a truck to haul from train to distribution to store. In all reality, technology with saving gas should have been addressed over 20 years ago in the pace it is going now. We wouldn't be hurting as bad now. You also have to remember, this is an election year and the world likes to play with us and influence us on who we elect. As long as a Democrat gets in there, the terrorists will win. With a Republican, they won't. You also have to remember who enacted the NAFTA agreement that we are living in right now, Clinton. I knew this was going to happen. Clinton took credit for his term in office because he was in during the affects of Reagan's term. I miss Ronald Reagan, he was a good president. I promise you, if a Dem gets in office with a Dem house, we will be in for a world of hurt with taxes raised and all of Bush's tax cuts abolished!