Truckers Group Expects Increased Diesel Production, Sustained Elevated Price

A trucker drives a tractor-trailer along an interstate highway in Mount Prospect, Ill., on Jan. 13, 2004. Tim Boyle/Getty Images

While diesel fuel production is expected to increase, there isn’t much hope the price will decrease.

The price of regular gas ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday travel season has come down. The average in Illinois is $3.97 a gallon, higher than the national average of $3.63. Illinois’ average is down from last month’s $4.24 average, but still higher than last year’s $3.57 average.