Diesel Price Bumps Up 1.2¢ to $3.677 a Gallon

Increase Matches Twice the Gains of the Past Two Weeks Combined
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A gallon of diesel fuel costs 43.2 cents less for a gallon than at this time in 2024. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press)

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The national average diesel price crept up 1.2 cents to $3.677, according to data Feb. 18.

Though the increase was modest, it still was more than the sixth-tenths-of-a cent price gain of the previous two weeks combined.

A gallon of trucking’s main fuel now costs 43.2 cents less than at this time in 2024.



The price for a gallon of diesel has increased 10 cents since Jan. 6 and is 44.4 cents less than at this time in 2024.

PADD Districts

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EIA PADD chart

PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. U.S. Energy Information Administration

Regional Trends

Diesel’s average price increased in three of the five PADD districts and went down in two. The largest gain was 3 cents in the East Coast, spurred by a 5.1-cent upswing in the New England subregion. The biggest decline was 1.8 cents in the Rocky Mountain region, although the West Coast less California showed a 2-cent drop.

U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices

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EIA regional fuel chart

U.S. Energy Information Administration

Gasoline Update

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline rose 2 cents to $3.148. That's still 12.1 cents than it cost at this time a year ago.

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EIA gas chart

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