LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Average U.S. diesel fuel prices continue to slide down.
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average price as of May 13 sits at $3.848 per gallon. That’s down from $3.894 per gallon on May 6 and $3.947 per gallon on April 29.
The Rocky Mountain region is the only area of the country that saw prices rise. There, a gallon of diesel is averaging $3.791 per gallon as of May 13. That’s up from $3.785 on May 6.
Along the West Coast, the price sits at $4.551 per gallon, down from $4.580 on May 6 and $4.625 on April 29.
The Gulf Coast continues to have the lowest average price in the nation at $3.559 per gallon. That’s down from $3.617 per gallon on May 6 and $3.657 on April 29.
Along the East Coast, drivers can expect to pay $3.916 per gallon on average. That’s down from $3.966 on May 6 and $4.025 on April 29.
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.
