EIA diesel price drops 16.5 cents to $6.127 as Brent oil hits a three-month low
Diesel prices this week fell 16.5 cents to a national average of $6.127 a gallon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on November 10, 2026, the largest weekly drop since early October. Every region got cheaper, led by the Rocky Mountain states and the Midwest.
The U.S. average for on-highway diesel was $6.127 a gallon in the Energy Information Administration's survey for Monday, Nov. 9, down from $6.292 a week earlier. It was the second weekly decline in a row and the steepest since the week of Oct. 5, when the average fell 18.3 cents. TheTrucker.com called it the biggest drop since the Iran war began, but EIA's weekly series shows four larger declines since March, the largest 22.7 cents in late June.
Every region EIA tracks got cheaper. The Rocky Mountain region fell 23.9 cents to $6.206 and the Midwest 20.1 cents to $6.201. On the Gulf Coast a gallon costs $5.741, down 17.1 cents. The East Coast dropped 10.5 cents to $5.920, and New England had the smallest move, 6.7 cents. California is still the most expensive at $7.897. Nationally, diesel costs $2.29 a gallon more than a year ago.
Crude oil pulled prices down. Brent lost $2.02 (2.2%) to $90.55 a barrel, its lowest level in three months, while U.S. benchmark crude dropped $1.65 to $84.94, according to Associated Press figures cited by TheTrucker.com. The slide followed President Donald Trump's comment that the Iran war, in his words, "militarily is effectively over."
Diesel now sits 40.2 cents below its Sept. 21 peak of $6.529, EIA data show. Fuel surcharges pegged to the EIA national or regional average will reset lower with this reading. EIA publishes its next weekly prices on Nov. 17.
Why it matters: A gallon of diesel costs about 16.5 cents less than last week, and fuel surcharges tied to the EIA average shrink with it. Check which week's EIA price your broker and shipper contracts use; the next reading comes out Nov. 17.
Sources
- Gasoline and Diesel Fuel UpdateU.S. Energy Information Administration, Nov 10
- Weekly U.S. No 2 Diesel Retail Prices (Dollars per Gallon)U.S. Energy Information Administration, Nov 10
- Diesel prices begin to downshiftTheTrucker.com, Nov 10