Retail diesel added 7.6 cents while regular gasoline slipped, leaving diesel $2.08 a gallon above gasoline. Fleets that budgeted at this year’s average are now a dollar a gallon behind with nine weeks to run.
Diesel rose 9.7 cents on the week and now costs $2.66 more than a year ago, while gasoline fell 4.7 cents. Fleets that budgeted on this year’s $5.10 average are paying about $1.18 a gallon over it with 10 weeks left in the calendar…
The national diesel average slipped 2 cents but is still $2.51 above a year ago. Diesel now costs $1.71 more per gallon than gasoline, and that gap is where fleet budgets are breaking.
The IRS announced it will not impose penalties when dyed diesel fuel is sold for highway use or used on highways, with relief retroactive to Oct. 1, 2026, and running through Dec. 31, 2026. Fuel Compliance Officers will be reassigned…
Diesel fell 18 cents to $6.20 a gallon and gasoline fell 11 cents to $4.50, EIA said. With 12 weeks left in the calendar year, fleets are paying $1.16 a gallon more than this year’s average to date.
The week’s drop does not fix the budget problem: diesel is $1.37 a gallon above the average public fleets have paid this year, with 13 weeks of buying left.
This custom public fleet-specific report has interactive charts, trend analysis and tips. Diesel averaged $6.53 a gallon, the highest price of 2026 and $1.92 above gasoline. EIA said the national diesel stockpile is 13% below its…
MPF built a weekly fuel report specifically for public sector fleets. It includes interactive charts to understand the market, trends and how to respond. Pump prices jumped 37 cents in a week and sit $2.20 above last year. The fleets…
