Business Even as business booms, truckers struggle with unprecedented costs By Sam Barnes - July 18, 2022 With fuel and other operating expenses rapidly rising and the wait for a new truck taking up to a year, Mills Murrey, CFO of Lard Oil Co., is closely monitoring production prices. (Don Kadair) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint With diesel hovering near $6 a gallon or higher, topping off a 120- to 150-gallon tank can cost a trucker up to $1,000. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.