LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Average U.S. diesel prices are down for the sixth straight week.
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the current price sits at $3.789 per gallon. That’s down from $3.848 per gallon on May 13 and $3.894 on May 6.
Average prices are down across the nation, with the lowest along the Gulf Coast at $3.490 per gallon.
In the Rocky Mountain region, the price sits at $3.746 per gallon, while along the West Coast, the price is $4.495 per gallon on average.
California is still sitting above $5 a gallon at $5.049.
Along the East Coast, drivers can expect to pay $3.895 per gallon on average.
The EIA sees diesel fuel averaging $3.92 per gallon in the second quarter of 2024, $3.99 in the third quarter, $4.15 per gallon in the fourth quarter and $4.18 per gallon in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report released earlier this year.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
