Fuels · EIA weekly retail
Diesel (on-highway retail) — what to watch
US on-highway diesel retail is the most direct fuel-cost signal for trucking, field services, construction, and distribution. Surcharge formulas and lane economics key directly off this number. ElementWatch pulls the EIA weekly national average, cross-checks against AAA and the EIA RSS feed, and surfaces what to do about it.
What we track
- EIA weekly on-highway diesel retail — US national average, $/gal (refreshed every Monday afternoon ET)
- ULSD crack spreads — wholesale-to-retail transmission lag
- Gulf Coast refinery utilization — distillate yield, planned/unplanned outages
- Crude direction — WTI / Brent feed into distillate cracks within days
- Cross-check vs AAA Gas Prices — backup when EIA feed lags
Who this is for
Fleet operators, 3PLs, regional carriers, field-services teams, distributors, and procurement leaders who set fuel-surcharge formulas or hold fixed-rate contracts. If a 30¢/gal move hits your P&L before your surcharge resets, this is your signal.
Decisions ElementWatch supports
- When to reprice fuel surcharges or trigger contract escalators
- When to hold spot vs lock a forward contract
- How distillate tightness feeds into lane economics over the next 30/60/90 days