Diesel6 min read
Diesel just set a record: $6.529 a gallon
The weekly government average that freight contracts use hit the highest reading in the series that started in 1994. A year ago it was $3.749.
If this is not your industry
When people say “diesel is up,” they often mean the sign at one truck stop. Contracts usually mean a different number: a national average the U.S. Energy Information Administration publishes once a week. For the week of September 21, 2026, that number was $6.529. It is the highest weekly reading on record.
