Jun 8, 2026

DOE Diesel Down 14.0 Cents to $5.210/Gal

The DOE index fell 14.0 cents to $5.210/gal for June 8 per EIA's weekly survey, trimming about $10.77 from a 500-mile haul at the 6.5 mpg reference. The Midwest led with a 4% weekly drop. Index sits 40% above its 5-yr median.

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The DOE number fell 14.0 cents on the week to $5.210/gal, per EIA's weekly on-highway diesel survey. At the stated 6.5 mpg reference, that is 80.2 cents a mile of fuel. The week's move trims about $10.77 from the fuel cost of a 500-mile haul at the stated 6.5 mpg reference.

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  • Midwest (PADD 2): $5.182/gal, down 4% on the week per EIA's survey. The steepest regional decline in this release.
  • California: $6.940/gal, down 2% on the week. The state holds the map's high price and sits 43% above its 5-year median for this calendar week.
  • West Coast (PADD 5): $6.289/gal, down 2% on the week. The West-vs-Gulf gap holds at 150.3 cents/gal over the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) at $4.786/gal.
  • New England (PADD 1A): $5.626/gal, down 2% on the week. The highest pump price on the East Coast in this release.
  • East Coast (PADD 1): $5.149/gal, down 2% on the week. The Rocky Mountain region (PADD 4) ran close at $5.200/gal, also down 2%.

The DOE number sits 40% above its 5-year median for this calendar week. Every region in the EIA survey is running between 35% and 43% above its own norm.

EIA's daily ULSD spot series put New York Harbor at $3.587/gal and the Gulf Coast at $3.527/gal as of June 8. The retail-minus-spot proxy sits $1.683/gal over Gulf Coast ULSD spot. That gap includes fuel taxes and the full distribution layer. It is a retail-layer proxy, not a station margin.