RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) – Gas prices may not be giving Middle Tennessee drivers much to smile about, but Rutherford County motorists are at least paying a little less than the statewide average. Tennessee remains among the cheaper states to fill up, though “cheap” is doing some heavy lifting these days.
Indiana currently takes the crown for the lowest-priced regular unleaded in the country, with 87-octane averaging $3.74 per gallon. Ohio is close behind at $3.87, while Georgia is averaging $3.89. Tennessee comes in at number seven on the list, with regular unleaded averaging $3.93 per gallon statewide. That is quite a jump from 12 months ago, when the Tennessee average was $2.75 per gallon.
Drivers needing premium fuel may want to avoid looking too closely at the pump. Premium gasoline in Tennessee is averaging $4.78 per gallon, while diesel has climbed to a whopping $6.02 per gallon. At those prices, filling up a large truck can start to feel less like buying fuel and more like making a small mortgage payment…