Fleet Insight
The numbers behind your fleet budget.
Diesel by region, driver pay, commercial vehicle crashes by state, freight rates, equipment and repair costs and interest rates, pulled straight from the EIA, BLS, FMCSA and Federal Reserve and updated every week.
Every trend below starts in January 2025 (2 years), the earliest month that all of these sources have data for, so every chart covers the same period. Tables show the most recent 6 months.
Fuel
Diesel prices by region
What this shows: Retail on-highway diesel, the price per gallon at the pump including taxes, surveyed weekly by the EIA for the U.S. and 10 regions. The table shows the latest weekly price, each of the last 6 months as a monthly average, and how the latest price compares with the U.S., a year ago, the last 13 weeks and 2025. Click a row to chart that region.
$6.292
U.S. average, week of Nov 2, 2026
▲ 67.7% vs. a year ago
$3.46 – $6.53
52-week range (U.S.)
Lowest and highest weekly price
$5.814
Cheapest region
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C)
$8.076
Most expensive region
California
- • California diesel is $8.076, up 63.7% from a year ago.
- • Prices are rising: 4.4% above the 13-week average.
- • That's $1.78/gal above the U.S. average, about $17,840 per 10,000 gallons.
- • Over the last 2 years, California diesel is up 75%.
| Region | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 | Oct ’26 | Nov ’26 | Latest week | vs. U.S. | vs. year ago | vs. 13-wk avg | Since 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $5.024 | $4.955 | $5.462 | $6.291 | $6.252 | $6.292 | $6.292 | — | ▲ 67.7% | ▲ 4.3% | ▲ 76.7% |
| California | $6.670 | $6.335 | $6.875 | $8.058 | $8.143 | $8.076 | $8.076 | +$1.784 | ▲ 63.7% | ▲ 4.4% | ▲ 74.9% |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | $6.020 | $5.730 | $6.254 | $7.263 | $7.298 | $7.272 | $7.272 | +$0.980 | ▲ 61.6% | ▲ 4.3% | ▲ 75.4% |
| West Coast less California | $5.455 | $5.206 | $5.716 | $6.579 | $6.567 | $6.575 | $6.575 | +$0.283 | ▲ 59.5% | ▲ 4.1% | ▲ 75.8% |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | $5.465 | $5.325 | $5.690 | $6.360 | $6.490 | $6.486 | $6.486 | +$0.194 | ▲ 66.0% | ▲ 4.4% | ▲ 70.6% |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | $4.989 | $4.790 | $5.415 | $6.155 | $6.378 | $6.445 | $6.445 | +$0.153 | ▲ 75.3% | ▲ 6.9% | ▲ 87.9% |
| New England (PADD 1A) | $5.497 | $5.332 | $5.612 | $6.305 | $6.452 | $6.416 | $6.416 | +$0.124 | ▲ 63.0% | ▲ 4.3% | ▲ 70.1% |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | $4.984 | $4.825 | $5.417 | $6.351 | $6.344 | $6.402 | $6.402 | +$0.110 | ▲ 69.7% | ▲ 5.3% | ▲ 81.4% |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | $5.016 | $5.034 | $5.356 | $6.077 | $5.981 | $6.025 | $6.025 | −$0.267 | ▲ 60.5% | ▲ 3.4% | ▲ 65.8% |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | $4.606 | $4.700 | $5.253 | $5.978 | $5.871 | $5.912 | $5.912 | −$0.380 | ▲ 75.2% | ▲ 3.3% | ▲ 80.9% |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | $4.799 | $4.897 | $5.206 | $5.948 | $5.744 | $5.814 | $5.814 | −$0.478 | ▲ 58.1% | ▲ 2.9% | ▲ 63.4% |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration — Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices · Latest week ending Nov 2, 2026. Monthly columns average that month's weekly prices.
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Labor
Labor detail
What this shows: Monthly U.S. employment in truck transportation (thousands of jobs) and the average hourly pay for production and non-supervisory employees in the industry, seasonally adjusted. Tight driver labor shows up here first.
Truck transportation jobs
1,473k
▲ 0.1% vs. a year ago
▼ 1.3% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,469k | 1,468k | 1,465k | 1,466k | 1,471k | 1,473k |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series CES4348400001
Truck transportation avg hourly earnings
$33.74
▲ 4.1% vs. a year ago
▲ 6.3% since 2025
| Mar ’26 | Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $33.25 | $33.34 | $33.38 | $33.47 | $33.56 | $33.74 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series CES4348400003
Labor
Driver and mechanic pay by state
What this shows: Average annual pay by state for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, light truck and delivery drivers, and diesel (bus and truck) mechanics, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. BLS surveys pay as of May each year and publishes it the following spring, so this is a once-a-year snapshot (May 2025), not a monthly trend. The small figure next to each amount is the difference from the U.S. average.
| State | Survey month | Heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers | Light truck / delivery drivers | Diesel & truck mechanics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | May 2025 | $59,710 | $48,770 | $64,320 |
| Alabama | May 2025 | $56,230−6% | $43,930−10% | $54,120−16% |
| Alaska | May 2025 | $69,520+16% | $62,940+29% | $74,580+16% |
| Arizona | May 2025 | $58,870−1% | $50,900+4% | $63,820−1% |
| Arkansas | May 2025 | $57,390−4% | $43,670−10% | $54,250−16% |
| California | May 2025 | $62,020+4% | $53,310+9% | $72,690+13% |
| Colorado | May 2025 | $63,650+7% | $52,270+7% | $71,010+10% |
| Connecticut | May 2025 | $61,980+4% | $49,430+1% | $70,200+9% |
| Delaware | May 2025 | $57,380−4% | $46,480−5% | $65,730+2% |
| District of Columbia | May 2025 | $67,710+13% | $51,920+6% | $69,880+9% |
| Florida | May 2025 | $54,850−8% | $44,580−9% | $62,750−2% |
| Georgia | May 2025 | $57,780−3% | $48,290−1% | $64,230−0% |
| Hawaii | May 2025 | $60,850+2% | $51,340+5% | $76,730+19% |
| Idaho | May 2025 | $59,160−1% | $50,700+4% | $60,110−7% |
| Illinois | May 2025 | $62,430+5% | $53,300+9% | $69,220+8% |
| Indiana | May 2025 | $60,950+2% | $49,150+1% | $61,200−5% |
| Iowa | May 2025 | $60,070+1% | $46,700−4% | $60,900−5% |
| Kansas | May 2025 | $60,480+1% | $45,930−6% | $61,260−5% |
| Kentucky | May 2025 | $59,870+0% | $48,880+0% | $57,370−11% |
| Louisiana | May 2025 | $51,930−13% | $44,940−8% | $58,930−8% |
| Maine | May 2025 | $55,980−6% | $49,820+2% | $62,230−3% |
| Maryland | May 2025 | $60,590+1% | $52,930+9% | $73,300+14% |
| Massachusetts | May 2025 | $63,570+6% | $51,410+5% | $73,640+14% |
| Michigan | May 2025 | $56,370−6% | $46,720−4% | $62,140−3% |
| Minnesota | May 2025 | $63,630+7% | $52,860+8% | $69,320+8% |
| Mississippi | May 2025 | $55,910−6% | $46,940−4% | $56,670−12% |
| Missouri | May 2025 | $56,830−5% | $50,300+3% | $60,750−6% |
| Montana | May 2025 | $59,180−1% | $50,550+4% | $60,940−5% |
| Nebraska | May 2025 | $60,070+1% | $48,720−0% | $59,790−7% |
| Nevada | May 2025 | $65,010+9% | $47,610−2% | $71,370+11% |
| New Hampshire | May 2025 | $60,600+1% | $48,040−1% | $72,860+13% |
| New Jersey | May 2025 | $66,770+12% | $49,810+2% | $70,860+10% |
| New Mexico | May 2025 | $53,100−11% | $43,090−12% | $59,650−7% |
| New York | May 2025 | $65,780+10% | $50,330+3% | $70,740+10% |
| North Carolina | May 2025 | $55,810−7% | $42,660−13% | $57,910−10% |
| North Dakota | May 2025 | $63,330+6% | $51,940+6% | $68,600+7% |
| Ohio | May 2025 | $60,660+2% | $44,230−9% | $61,190−5% |
| Oklahoma | May 2025 | $57,670−3% | $45,250−7% | $55,650−13% |
| Oregon | May 2025 | $64,080+7% | $51,440+5% | $67,270+5% |
| Pennsylvania | May 2025 | $59,640−0% | $47,870−2% | $62,680−3% |
| Rhode Island | May 2025 | $59,660−0% | $49,580+2% | $69,320+8% |
| South Carolina | May 2025 | $55,680−7% | $41,510−15% | $59,050−8% |
| South Dakota | May 2025 | $58,550−2% | $44,100−10% | $59,480−8% |
| Tennessee | May 2025 | $60,440+1% | $49,120+1% | $60,590−6% |
| Texas | May 2025 | $57,990−3% | $46,950−4% | $60,530−6% |
| Utah | May 2025 | $60,900+2% | $47,920−2% | $64,930+1% |
| Vermont | May 2025 | $61,100+2% | $48,430−1% | $63,890−1% |
| Virginia | May 2025 | $57,770−3% | $45,390−7% | $61,590−4% |
| Washington | May 2025 | $68,230+14% | $53,520+10% | $78,790+22% |
| West Virginia | May 2025 | $52,440−12% | $46,530−5% | $52,690−18% |
| Wisconsin | May 2025 | $58,890−1% | $48,570−0% | $64,150−0% |
| Wyoming | May 2025 | $63,180+6% | $46,620−4% | $63,740−1% |
Safety
DOT recordables - by state
What this shows: Truck and bus crashes reported by state police to FMCSA, counted once per crash. The map shades each state by its total since January 2025 (darker = more); click a state to see its numbers. Toggle between all DOT recordable crashes (a fatality, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away) and the injury, fatal and tow-away crashes within them. Below it, the national count for each completed month.
DOT recordable crashes by state · since Jan 2025
310,046
Hover or click a state
Top 10 states · dot recordable crashes
- 1Texas36,768
- 2California19,055
- 3Georgia17,815
- 4Pennsylvania14,694
- 5Florida13,800
- 6Ohio13,144
- 7Illinois12,629
- 8Michigan11,928
- 9Indiana11,176
- 10North Carolina11,017
The top 10 account for 52% of the total. Counts reflect where crashes happen and how much truck traffic each state carries, so big freight states rank high.
| Last 12 months | Nov ’25 | Dec ’25 | Jan ’26 | Feb ’26 | Mar ’26 | Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26* | Oct ’26* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOT recordable crashes | 13,911 | 16,378 | 15,305 | 12,653 | 14,948 | 14,023 | 13,492 | 13,553 | 13,581 | 13,151 | 12,902 | 8,262 |
| Injury crashes | 5,099 | 5,900 | 5,356 | 4,733 | 5,749 | 5,375 | 5,169 | 5,143 | 5,166 | 5,031 | 5,110 | 3,202 |
| Fatal crashes | 369 | 413 | 318 | 298 | 358 | 312 | 357 | 382 | 362 | 325 | 310 | 189 |
| Tow-away crashes | 12,888 | 15,320 | 14,339 | 11,758 | 13,821 | 12,885 | 12,531 | 12,631 | 12,679 | 12,284 | 11,953 | 7,645 |
Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — Crash File (data.transportation.gov) · Reports through Nov 3, 2026 · States file crash reports with FMCSA within about 90 days, so months marked * are preliminary and will rise as reports arrive. The current month is left out until it closes.
Safety
CSA roadside inspections - by state
What this shows: The inspections and violations FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS) uses to score carriers under CSA, covering the last 24 months. The map shades each state by the metric you pick: inspection volume, the share of inspections with violations, or driver, vehicle and hazmat out-of-service (OOS) rates. Click a state to compare it with the U.S. Below, violations by BASIC category and the most cited violations nationally.
6.1%
Driver OOS rate, U.S.
5,678,181 inspections
22.6%
Vehicle OOS rate, U.S.
3,788,092 inspections
3.2%
Hazmat OOS rate, U.S.
255,081 inspections
46.0%
Inspections with a violation, U.S.
5,853,762 inspections
Vehicle OOS rate by inspection state · last 24 months
22.6%U.S.
Hover or click a state
Highest 10 states · vehicle oos rate
- 1Minnesota40.5%
- 2Nebraska39.8%
- 3South Carolina34.8%
- 4Arkansas34.3%
- 5Utah33.8%
- 6Connecticut33.8%
- 7Wyoming33.6%
- 8Iowa33.1%
- 9Washington32.3%
- 10South Dakota31.7%
Rates count inspections done in each state, whoever the carrier. States with fewer than 500 qualifying inspections are left out.
Violations by BASIC · share of all violations, U.S.
- Unsafe DrivingU.S. 9.6% · 650,777
- Hours-of-Service ComplianceU.S. 9.0% · 612,853
- Driver FitnessU.S. 5.9% · 397,485
- Controlled Substances/AlcoholU.S. 0.2% · 14,519
- Vehicle MaintenanceU.S. 74.7% · 5,066,713
- Hazardous Materials ComplianceU.S. 0.6% · 42,143
BASICs are the CSA categories FMCSA scores carriers on. The Crash Indicator BASIC comes from the crash file, shown in DOT recordables above.
Most cited violations, U.S. · last 24 months
| Violation | Cited | OOS |
|---|---|---|
| Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATISVehicle Maintenance | 170,540 | 99% |
| Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or BoltVehicle Maintenance | 167,014 | 0% |
| Inoperable Required LampVehicle Maintenance | 156,683 | 10% |
| Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspectionVehicle Maintenance | 153,820 | 0% |
| Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperativeVehicle Maintenance | 112,715 | 0% |
| State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking otherUnsafe Driving | 111,383 | 0% |
| Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998Vehicle Maintenance | 105,478 | 0% |
| State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limitUnsafe Driving | 98,741 | 0% |
| Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wearVehicle Maintenance | 89,752 | 0% |
| Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connectionVehicle Maintenance | 89,255 | 0% |
OOS is the share of citations that put the driver or vehicle out of service on the spot.
Source: FMCSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) input files — inspections and violations (data.transportation.gov) · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Covers the 24 months of roadside inspections FMCSA uses for CSA. OOS rates use FMCSA’s method: driver (inspection levels 1, 2, 3, 6), vehicle (levels 1, 2, 5, 6) and placarded hazmat. These are national and state figures, not any carrier’s CSA percentile.
Cost drivers
Freight demand
What this shows: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics Freight Transportation Services Index tracks the monthly volume of freight moved by for-hire carriers (2000 = 100). Rising = more freight in the network.
Freight Transportation Services Index (BTS)
134.4
▼ 3.0% vs. a year ago
▼ 2.5% since 2025
| Mar ’26 | Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139.4 | 138.2 | 135.4 | 136.6 | 134.9 | 134.4 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series TSIFRGHT
Cost drivers
Freight rates
What this shows: Producer Price Indexes for what carriers charge: long-distance truckload, long-distance less-than-truckload (LTL) and local trucking. An index shows the direction and size of price change, not a dollar rate.
Truckload rates, long-distance (PPI)
219.4
▲ 17.9% vs. a year ago
▲ 20.8% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 202.9 | 198.1 | 202.6 | 209.8 | 219.4 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series PCU484121484121
LTL rates, long-distance (PPI)
319.9
▲ 19.8% vs. a year ago
▲ 24.3% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | 312.1 | 308 | 293.7 | 306.8 | 319.9 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series PCU484122484122
Local trucking rates (PPI)
203
▲ 12.9% vs. a year ago
▲ 13.5% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191.8 | 198 | 197.8 | 196 | 197.8 | 203 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series PCU484110484110
Cost drivers
Equipment & maintenance
What this shows: Producer Price Indexes for new heavy-duty trucks, trailers and tires, plus the Consumer Price Index for vehicle maintenance and repair. These drive replacement budgets and shop spend.
Heavy-duty truck prices (PPI)
168
▲ 0.8% vs. a year ago
▲ 2.3% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | 167.8 | 167.8 | 167.9 | 167.9 | 168 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series PCU336120336120
Truck trailer prices (PPI)
416.9
▲ 9.5% vs. a year ago
▲ 13.0% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394.7 | 403.4 | 404.5 | 411.2 | 414.9 | 416.9 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series PCU336212336212
Tire prices (PPI)
223.3
▲ 0.7% vs. a year ago
▲ 3.0% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224.8 | 225.1 | 223.8 | 226.5 | 226.3 | 223.3 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series PCU326211326211
Vehicle maintenance & repair (CPI)
468.5
▲ 5.8% vs. a year ago
▲ 11.7% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448.8 | 452.4 | 457.3 | 460.2 | 465.1 | 468.5 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series CUSR0000SETD
Cost drivers
Financing & inflation
What this shows: The bank prime rate and 5-year Treasury yield (what lease and loan pricing is built from), and overall consumer inflation. Rates are shown in percent; change is in percentage points.
Bank prime loan rate
7.00%
▼ 0.23 pts vs. a year ago
▼ 0.50 pts since 2025
| May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 | Oct ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.75% | 6.75% | 6.75% | 6.75% | 6.87% | 7.00% |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series MPRIME
5-year Treasury yield
4.93%
▲ 1.28 pts vs. a year ago
▲ 0.50 pts since 2025
| May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 | Oct ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.15% | 4.21% | 4.33% | 4.38% | 4.80% | 4.93% |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series GS5
Consumer prices, all items (CPI)
336.3
▲ 3.7% vs. a year ago
▲ 5.4% since 2025
| Apr ’26 | May ’26 | Jun ’26 | Jul ’26 | Aug ’26 | Sep ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332.4 | 334 | 332.6 | 332.8 | 334.1 | 336.3 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED®), series CPIAUCSL
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, retrieved through the FRED® API. Background photo highlights are illustrative. This product uses the FRED® API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.
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