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Diesel Climbs to $6.276 a gallon
Diesel climbs 1.6% on October 19, 2026 to $6.276 a gallon. A 500-mile truckload burns about 77 gallons — $482.77 of fuel per lane at this price.
- October 19, 2026: $6.276 a gallon
- on the month: +1.6%
The print sits 87% of the way up the archived range of $4.578 a gallon (July 6, 2026) to $6.529 a gallon (September 21, 2026), with the standing trend falling.
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 2026-10-22.