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Diesel Jumps to $5.454 a gallon

Diesel jumps 3.7% on August 17, 2026 to $5.454 a gallon. A 500-mile truckload burns about 77 gallons — $419.54 of fuel per lane at this price.

Diesel jumps 3.7% on August 17, 2026 to $5.454 a gallon. A 500-mile truckload burns about 77 gallons — $419.54 of fuel per lane at this price.

• August 17, 2026: $5.454 a gallon
• on the month: +3.7%

A 500-mile truckload burns about 77 gallons — $419.54 of fuel per lane at this price.

The print sits 82% of the way up the archived range of $4.578 a gallon (July 6, 2026) to $5.643 a gallon (April 6, 2026), with the standing trend rising.

Source: EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, weekly. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.

Published 2026-08-20.