# DOE Diesel Down 14.0 Cents to $5.210/Gal _Jun 8, 2026_ > 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. **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. [Chart: Diesel fuel cost per mile (at 6.5 mpg)](https://mondaydiesel.com/costpermile/diesel-cost-per-mile) ([data](https://mondaydiesel.com/costpermile/diesel-cost-per-mile.md) — chart image: https://mondaydiesel.com/charts/costpermile/diesel-cost-per-mile/chart.png) - **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. --- Canonical URL: https://mondaydiesel.com/issues/2026-06-08