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U.S. EIA · week ofNOV 9, 2026U.S. avg diesel $6.13
Fuel surcharge schedule
Effective Nov 9, 2026 · Base price $1.20/gal · Truck 6.5 MPG · Source: U.S. EIA weekly retail on-highway diesel
U.S. average diesel, week of Nov 9, 2026$6.13/galUpdatedSource: U.S. EIA
Fuel surcharge by diesel price
Diesel, $/gal
FSC, $/mile
FSC, % of linehaul
$5.10
$0.600
19.50%
$5.20
$0.615
20.00%
$5.30
$0.631
20.50%
$5.40
$0.646
21.00%
$5.50
$0.662
21.50%
$5.60
$0.677
22.00%
$5.70
$0.692
22.50%
$5.80
$0.708
23.00%
$5.90
$0.723
23.50%
$6.00
$0.738
24.00%
$6.10this week $6.13
$0.754
24.50%
$6.20
$0.769
25.00%
$6.30
$0.785
25.50%
$6.40
$0.800
26.00%
$6.50
$0.815
26.50%
$6.60
$0.831
27.00%
$6.70
$0.846
27.50%
$6.80
$0.862
28.00%
$6.90
$0.877
28.50%
$7.00
$0.892
29.00%
$7.10
$0.908
29.50%
$7.20
$0.923
30.00%
Highlighted row: this week's U.S. average (EIA, Nov 9, 2026). Percent counts full steps only. Source: U.S. EIA.
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Calculated at fuelsurchargecalculator.com, Nov 9, 2026.
How to use it on a rate con
Enter the base price and MPG from your contract, or the ones you want to propose.
Pick the price range around today's diesel and a step. $0.05 is the finest.
Print it or paste it into your rate confirmation, and name EIA as the source.
Reading the table
The per-mile column is (diesel price - base) / MPG, rounded to a tenth of a cent. At $3.80 with a $1.20 base and 6.5 MPG that is $0.400 per mile.
The percent column appears when you fill in "Percent per step". It counts full price steps only: with a $0.05 step and 0.5% per step, $3.80 is 52 steps = 26.00%, and $3.83 gives the same 26.00% as $3.80. Rows at or below the base show $0.000 and 0%: a surcharge is never negative.
The highlighted row is the latest EIA U.S. average (week of Nov 9, 2026). If it falls between two rows, the row just below is marked.
Questions
How do I calculate my fuel surcharge?
Set your base price and MPG above, then find the row for the week's EIA diesel price. Its FSC per mile is (diesel price - base) / MPG, and the percent column counts full price steps. Multiply the per-mile figure by your miles for the total.
What is the current fuel surcharge level?
For the week of Nov 9, 2026 the U.S. average diesel price is $6.13. That is $0.758 per mile at a $1.20 base and 6.5 MPG. The highlighted row in the table shows it.
What is a normal fuel surcharge rate?
It depends on the contract's base and MPG. At this week's U.S. average, the usual choices (base $1.20 or $1.25, 6 to 7 MPG) give between $0.697 and $0.821 per mile.
What is the current truckload fuel surcharge table?
The table above is built for this week: it centers on the U.S. average of $6.13 (week of Nov 9, 2026) and highlights that row. Enter your own base and MPG to match your contract, then copy, download or print it.
