Diesel’s biggest price drop was 3.6 cents a gallon in the West Coast Less California area. (Andyborodaty/Getty Images)
The national average diesel price dipped 2 cents a gallon to $3.514, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 29.
Diesel’s price has dropped 12.5 cents over three consecutive decreases after rising 9 cents over three straight increases.
The price of a gallon of trucking’s main fuel is now 43.3 cents less than it was at this time in 2024.
PADD Districts
(PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Regional Trends
Diesel’s average price fell in all five PADD Districts, with the biggest being 2.9 cents on the East Coast. The West Coast less California shed 3.6 cents a gallon, and the Lower Atlantic subregion 3.5 cents.
U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Gasoline Update
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline nudged down eight-tenths of a cent to $3.133. That’s 52 cents less than at this time a year ago.
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