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US truckers talk ‘unprecedented’ diesel price surge

U.S. truckers discussed the “unprecedented” diesel price surge on Thursday, noting that the situation is posing a real crunch for drivers and explained what they are doing to try and alleviate the burden.

“It’s an unprecedented first time that we’ve seen this kind of rapid escalation to this level,” Peter Latta, chairman and CEO of A. Duie Pyle trucking company in New York said during an interview that aired on “Varney & Co.” on Thursday.