Fuel surcharge
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U.S. avg diesel · week of Sep 28
$6.38
+82.3% vs $3.50 base · -2.3% this week
(Surcharge % of price)
Diesel price vs. fuel share of revenue
Surcharge = fuel share × (current price ÷ $3.50 − 1). It recovers the added fuel cost and nothing more. The highlighted row is closest to this week's U.S. average.
| Diesel $/gal | vs. base | Fuel 5% | Fuel 10% | Fuel 15% | Fuel 20% | Fuel 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.50 | +0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| $3.75 | +7.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| $4.00 | +14.3% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| $4.25 | +21.4% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| $4.50 | +28.6% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 7.1% |
| $4.75 | +35.7% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| $5.00 | +42.9% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 10.7% |
| $5.25 | +50.0% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| $5.50 | +57.1% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 11.4% | 14.3% |
| $5.75 | +64.3% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 16.1% |
| $6.00 | +71.4% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 17.9% |
| $6.25← now | +78.6% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 19.6% |
| $6.50 | +85.7% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 12.9% | 17.1% | 21.4% |
| $6.75 | +92.9% | 4.6% | 9.3% | 13.9% | 18.6% | 23.2% |
| $7.00 | +100.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
(Per 100 miles)
What the increase costs you per mile.
Extra fuel cost for every 100 miles driven at this week's $6.38/gal vs. $3.50/gal. A box truck at 8 MPG doing 100 miles a day is a quick way to sanity-check your per-job surcharge.
| MPG | Gallons / 100 mi | Cost at base | Cost now | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 16.7 | $58.33 | $106.37 | $48.03 |
| 8 | 12.5 | $43.75 | $79.77 | $36.02 |
| 10 | 10.0 | $35.00 | $63.82 | $28.82 |
| 12 | 8.3 | $29.17 | $53.18 | $24.02 |
| 15 | 6.7 | $23.33 | $42.55 | $19.21 |
| 20 | 5.0 | $17.50 | $31.91 | $14.41 |
| 25 | 4.0 | $14.00 | $25.53 | $11.53 |
(A table is a starting point)
Your fuel share is yours. So is the right surcharge.
Enter your own gallons, jobs and prices to get the exact dollar amount per job, the equivalent price increase, and a customer notice you can send.
(FAQ)
Fuel surcharge table questions
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly U.S. No. 2 diesel retail price. Not financial or legal advice. Check your contracts before changing prices.
01How do you read a fuel surcharge table?
Find the row for the current fuel price and the column for how much of your revenue normally goes to fuel. The cell is the percentage to add to your price to recover the increase from the baseline price. If fuel is 10% of revenue and diesel goes from $3.50 to $5.25, that's a 5.0% surcharge.
02What baseline price should I use?
This table uses $3.50/gal, roughly where U.S. diesel sat before the 2026 spike. If your prices were set when fuel was at a different level, use that price instead. The calculator lets you enter any baseline.
03How do I find my fuel share of revenue?
Divide a normal month's fuel spend (at the baseline price) by that month's revenue. Hauling and delivery businesses are often 10–25%; most service trades are lower.
04Is this the same as a trucking fuel surcharge (FSC) table?
It works the same way: the surcharge steps up as a public diesel index rises above a base. Trucking FSC tables usually charge cents per mile. This one gives a percentage of your price, which suits small service businesses that bill per job.
05How often is the current price updated?
The highlighted row uses the U.S. average retail diesel price the EIA publishes weekly, refreshed automatically.