Fuel surcharge formulas are contractual. APR does not assume that every broker, shipper or carrier uses the same baseline or schedule. Enter the baseline stated in your agreement.
The calculator uses APR’s latest available U.S. EIA weekly on-highway diesel benchmark as the starting current-price value when the live EIA source is available. The source and observation date are displayed with the tool.
Uses the latest available U.S. EIA weekly diesel benchmark as the starting value. Your contract may use a different surcharge method.
Fuel Surcharge Calculator
Use your contract baseline, current diesel, MPG and trip miles.
Fuel benchmark: $6.179/gal — U.S. EIA Weekly On-Highway Diesel (2026-10-12). Enter your contract baseline.
Operational planning only. EIA does not set or regulate private fuel surcharge formulas.
Formula used
(current diesel − contract baseline) ÷ MPG × trip miles. If your contract uses a different table, trigger point, regional price or MPG assumption, follow the contract instead.
Official source: U.S. Energy Information Administration — Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update.
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Methodology: APR calculators are decision-support tools, not accounting, tax, legal or contractual advice. Review your own records and agreements. See Editorial Methodology and Sources & Corrections.