Alabama

Gulf Coast (PADD 3)

$5.955

Diesel /gal · 1st cheapest

30¢

State fuel tax · 27th lowest

16.1%

OOS rate · 16th lowest

132,633

Inspections (24 mo)

Diesel price trend

Gulf Coast (PADD 3) · 3 years, EIA weekly

Weekly on-highway diesel · 2023-10-09 → 2026-09-28

Fuel

Retail diesel5.955/gal

National avg: 5.955/gal · at or below average

Tax at the pump54.4¢/gal

■ State 30¢ ■ Federal 24.4¢ · per gallon

Roadside safety

FMCSA inspections in Alabama, last 24 months

Out-of-service rate16.1%

National avg: 17.6% · at or below average

Violations per inspection1.87

Out-of-service by inspection type

Driver53,856 viol · 23% OOS

Vehicle134,195 viol · 20% OOS

HazMat717 viol · 22% OOS

132,633

Inspections

22nd most

247,774

Violations

39,836

OOS violations

Viol / 100 insp

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Diesel: U.S. Energy Information Administration (weekly, by region — states inherit their PADD region price). Fuel tax: FHWA Highway Statistics MF-121T. Inspections & out-of-service: FMCSA (last 24 months). Estimates for guidance, not official figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.