The average price of diesel is $6.28.
Posted by Dan Osborn, Checked
- Sources
- 3 support3 context
- Said
- 1 time·
- Confidence
- 60%
Dan Osborn@osbornforneOct 11, 2026It’s been 534 days since Pete Ricketts had a town hall. The average price of gas is at $4.36, and diesel is still $6.28
The claimed national average diesel price of $6.28 on 2026-10-11 is within one cent of the $6.27 AAA figure reported for that date, and the EIA weekly series (6.199 for Oct 5) is consistent with a price near $6.2 to $6.3 in early October. The claim's extracted figure matches the passage's '$6.28'.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What we found
Supports. Multiple reports citing AAA data state today's (Oct. 11, 2026) average diesel price is $6.27 per gallon, a one-cent difference from the claimed $6.28, which is within rounding.[2][3]
Supports. A later report states average diesel prices reached $6.27 per gallon on Oct. 12, 2026, which is consistent with the Oct. 11 figure being roughly $6.27 to $6.28.[4]
Context. The EIA weekly series shows $6.199 for the week of Oct. 5, 2026, and ycharts shows $6.382 for Sept. 28, so prices were trending down in early October and the Oct. 11 level sits between these readings.[1][5]
Context. Macrotrends reports $6.20 as of Oct. 5, 2026, which is consistent with the EIA figure and with prices near $6.2 to $6.3 in that period.[6]
Context. The sources do not give a figure for Oct. 11 exactly as $6.28; the closest record is $6.27 from AAA, and the claim's figure is consistent with that within rounding. The weekly EIA figure for the week of Oct. 12 is not provided.[1][2][3]
Sources
6 sources: 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1Weekly U.S. No 2 Diesel Retail Prices (Dollars per Gallon)eia.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Gas prices Oct. 11, 2026: Where fuel costs the most and leastcleveland.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Gas prices for 10/11/26: Which states paying the most and ...finance.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4US diesel prices remain significantly above recent years 📈 ...instagram.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5US Retail Diesel Price (Weekly, I:USRDP) - United Statesycharts.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6U.S. Diesel Prices (1994-2026)macrotrends.net · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post