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The national average diesel price rose for the first time in 2024, climbing 3.5 cents to $3.863 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data for the week ending Jan. 15.

Motor carriers can expect lower prices and less volatility at diesel pumps in 2024, according to experts. 

The national average diesel price continued its steady descent, shedding 4.8 cents to reach $3.828 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Jan. 8.

Nationwide on-highway retail diesel prices ended 2023 some 14.5% below where they began the year.

The national average diesel price resumed its decline after a one-week increase, slipping 3.8 cents to $3.876 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data on Jan. 1.

2024 Diesel prices for Comdata are based on seven–day cash card transactions from more than 6,500 truck stops. T-Chek prices for self-service are based on purchases at more than 4,500 truck stops; wholesale prices are based on terminals and suppliers from 308 cities.

2024 Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

A spike in prices in the eastern half of the U.S. led to the first weekly national diesel average increase in nine weeks, with a two-cent spurt to $3.914 a gallon.

Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

Diesel prices shed nearly another dime in the eighth consecutive weekly decline of the national average, the Energy Information Administration reported Dec. 18.