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Colorado

Rocky Mountain (PADD 4)

$6.521
Diesel /gal · 40th cheapest
20.5¢
State fuel tax · 7th lowest
14.8%
OOS rate · 8th lowest
133,139
Inspections (24 mo)

Diesel price trend

Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) · 3 years, EIA weekly
$3.19$4.85$6.5220232024202520262026
Weekly on-highway diesel · 2023-11-06 → 2026-10-26

Fuel

Retail diesel6.521/gal
National avg: 6.521/gal · at or below average
Tax at the pump44.9¢/gal
■ State 20.5¢   ■ Federal 24.4¢ · per gallon

Roadside safety

FMCSA inspections in Colorado, last 24 months
Out-of-service rate14.8%
National avg: 17.7% · at or below average
Violations per inspection1.54
Out-of-service by inspection type
Driver28,296 viol · 37% OOS
Vehicle51,164 viol · 39% OOS
HazMat399 viol · 17% OOS
133,139
Inspections
21st most
204,372
Violations
30,326
OOS violations
22.8
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.