By Category Explore the best News sites in Grand Junction and around the world. Search 900,000 of the world's best sites . Averages reported by AAA tend to lag behind prices on the street.
Motorists say they are feeling the pinch.
Supplies of gasoline are tighter for this time of year than they have been since the federal government began keeping track in 1963. Factors affecting supply include refineries this winter boosting their heating-oil production and cutbacks in production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Data supplied by AAA suggest state and local price records will soon be broken. AAA Colorado also distributes to the media a weekly report that includes information for Durango, Glenwood Springs and Vail. The AAA Fuel Gauge Web site is derived from credit-card transactions at more than 60,000 stations around the country.