Where does the official weekly diesel benchmark come from?

Most US freight contracts tie surcharges to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) National Average On-Highway Diesel Price released every Monday at 4:00 PM EST.

Google AdSense Leaderboard (728×90 / Responsive)slot: leaderboard-fuel-surcharge

Cost & Rates • Client-Side Instant Math

Fuel Surcharge (FSC) Calculator

Compute standard commercial shipper fuel surcharges based on national weekly diesel price benchmarks, base peg rates, and fleet MPG divisors.

#Fuel Surcharge#DOE Index#Shipper Billing#Linehaul Rate

Current Diesel Price ($Gal)Weekly EIA National Average Benchmark

Contract Base Fuel Peg ($Gal)Contract baseline standard (Typically $1.20–$1.50/gal)

Fleet Fuel Economy (MPG)

Billable Loaded Distance (miles)

Contract Base Linehaul Rate ($mile)$2.50/mile

Used to project the complete invoice balance including base freight + fuel surcharge

Live Calculation Output● Live Real-Time

Fuel Surcharge Rate Per MILE

+$0.438/mile

Fuel Price Spread: $2.85 above contract peg

Total Fuel Surcharge$372.30Shipper Add-On

Effective All-In Rate$2.94/mileLinehaul + FSC

Invoice Line Items Presentation

1. Base Freight Linehaul:$2,125.00

2. Fuel Surcharge (FSC):+$372.30

Total Amount Due:$2,497.30

Expert Regulations & Calculations Q&A

Historically, many shipper contracts established $1.20 or $1.25/gallon as the base peg when fuel surcharges were first popularized. Newer contracts may set the peg between $1.50 and $2.00/gallon.