One year ago the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $4.11, according to the American Automobile Association, or AAA.
This summer it's $1.60 cheaper.
Drivers hitting the highways said the cheaper price of gas is freeing up extra cash for travel and some who work on the road said it needs to come down even more.
At the Flying J Travel Center near Gibson people were fueling up Thursday for a variety of reasons.
"I'm retired and this is my hobby, traveling," said one traveler.
"We got enough to get down here and we're on our way to the Outer Banks," said another.
"On my way to the beach right now to enjoy my summer," said a third driver.
Whether it's seeing the United States or camping for a week, drivers who stopped in Susquehanna County said traveling this summer isn't nearly as painful at the pump compared to last spring and summer when prices were near or above four dollars a gallon.
"It's come down quite a bit from last year and I think it will stay down. I don't know what last year's prices were all about but, you know, I don't think the prices our too bad right now," said Randy Sherwood of New York.
"It's two or three hundred dollars cheaper to go this year, we figure," said David Beale of New York.
Hitting the highway for vacation or sight seeing is one thing. Making a living, is something else. Independent truck drivers said diesel has to drop below two dollars a gallon in order for them to make money.
"It needs to be below two dollars a gallon. When I started doing this, I was paying 90 cents a gallon for diesel and freight was paying us $1.60 a mile. Now, you're lucky if you're getting 60 cents or 80 cents a mile for freight and diesel is $2.49 to $2.69 a gallon. These trucks only get five miles per gallon," said trucker J.P.
According to officials at AAA, gas prices are expected to stay where they are now right through summer. After that, it's anybody's guess.
This summer it's $1.60 cheaper.
Drivers hitting the highways said the cheaper price of gas is freeing up extra cash for travel and some who work on the road said it needs to come down even more.
At the Flying J Travel Center near Gibson people were fueling up Thursday for a variety of reasons.
"I'm retired and this is my hobby, traveling," said one traveler.
"We got enough to get down here and we're on our way to the Outer Banks," said another.
"On my way to the beach right now to enjoy my summer," said a third driver.
Whether it's seeing the United States or camping for a week, drivers who stopped in Susquehanna County said traveling this summer isn't nearly as painful at the pump compared to last spring and summer when prices were near or above four dollars a gallon.
"It's come down quite a bit from last year and I think it will stay down. I don't know what last year's prices were all about but, you know, I don't think the prices our too bad right now," said Randy Sherwood of New York.
"It's two or three hundred dollars cheaper to go this year, we figure," said David Beale of New York.
Hitting the highway for vacation or sight seeing is one thing. Making a living, is something else. Independent truck drivers said diesel has to drop below two dollars a gallon in order for them to make money.
"It needs to be below two dollars a gallon. When I started doing this, I was paying 90 cents a gallon for diesel and freight was paying us $1.60 a mile. Now, you're lucky if you're getting 60 cents or 80 cents a mile for freight and diesel is $2.49 to $2.69 a gallon. These trucks only get five miles per gallon," said trucker J.P.
According to officials at AAA, gas prices are expected to stay where they are now right through summer. After that, it's anybody's guess.
