AR
Arkansas
Gulf Coast (PADD 3)
$5.955
Diesel /gal · 2nd cheapest
28.5¢
State fuel tax · 23rd lowest
19.6%
OOS rate · 35th lowest
135,898
Inspections (24 mo)
Diesel price trend
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) · 3 years, EIA weeklyWeekly 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 pump52.9¢/gal
■ State 28.5¢ ■ Federal 24.4¢ · per gallon
Roadside safety
FMCSA inspections in Arkansas, last 24 monthsOut-of-service rate19.6%
National avg: 17.6% · above average
Violations per inspection1.23
Out-of-service by inspection type
Driver34,277 viol · 29% OOS
Vehicle43,022 viol · 53% OOS
HazMat222 viol · 28% OOS
135,898
Inspections
20th most
167,155
Violations
32,712
OOS violations
24.1
Viol / 100 insp
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.