Diesel Price Drops 5.3¢ to $3.582 a Gallon

Cost of Trucking’s Main Fuel Has Now Fallen a Combined 11.5 Cents Over Past Two Weeks
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Diesel now costs 42.2 cents less a gallon on average compared with this time in 2024. (vitpho/Getty Images)

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The national average diesel price experienced a sizable drop for the second straight week, decreasing 5.3 cents and settling at $3.582, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data March 10.

The cost of trucking’s main fuel has now fallen a combined 11.5 cents over the past two weeks after rising 3.7 cents over the previous four weeks dating to Feb. 3.

Diesel now costs 42.2 cents less a gallon on average compared with 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 national average price decreased in all five PADD districts, with the steepest decline being 6.4 cents a gallon in the Rocky Mountain region.

The smallest PADD district decrease was 4.3 cents along the East Coast, and the smallest overall drop was six-tenths of a cent in the New England subregion.

U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices

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EIA fuel chart for March 10, 2025

(U.S. Energy Information Administration)

Gasoline Update

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline was not available.

What We Pay for in a Gallon of …

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EIA gas chart

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