It depends on where you live. Right now the average diesel price is $2.79 a gallon, but it could be as low as $2.50 per gallon or as high as $3.10 per gallon depending on your state.
www.cars.com and www.cartrader.com will help you find dealer who sells used diesel pickup trucks in the North Carolina area. Additionally, you may be able to find used diesel pickup trucks on eBay or Craigslist.
You can find diesel pickup trucks at many of the car dealerships. Sometimes you may have to order them as they may not necessarily be available on the site.
the advantage diesel pickup trucks have is that they have been around for a while, the technology has been proven, and they are cheaper. The disadvantage is the gas mileage. Compare and decide for yourself.
You can find used Diesel trucks for sale at http://www.dieseltraderonline.com/. Also try http://www.handpickedtrucks.com/diesel-pickup-trucks-for-sale.html and http://www.dieselland.com/
Duramax
One good brand of pickup trucks that is diesel powered is Ram. They are releasing the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel pickup truck that will be diesel powered.
The type of vehicles that have a diesel engine are pickup trucks, vans, semi trucks, box trucks, some smaller cars such as sedans and also some suvs have diesel engines in them. The GMC sierra has an duramax diesel in it.
The options available to diesel pickup trucks are dependent upon the make and model of the pick up truck as the options will vary accordingly. Factors such as engine capacity will have an implication upon what options are available for such a truck.
Diesel trucks could be anything from a Nissan Hardbody pickup all the way up to off-highway dump trucks of the sort used in rock quarries and such... you need to narrow down your criteria here, maybe give an idea of what you're talking about (e.g., 3/4 ton pickup, 1 ton pickup, 26k GVW moving van, semi tractor, etc.).
The Ram pickup offers a Turbo Diesel engine. It is one of the few that hs that option.
Pickup trucks have various weights.
Yes a diesel pickup truck will be more fuel efficient than those that run on normal fuel. Diesel is designed to run longer than the regular fuel however it comes at a higher cost.