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

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EIA PADD chart

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

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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

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EIA regional fuel chart

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.

What We Pay …

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What We Pay