DE
Delaware
East Coast (PADD 1)
$6.137
Diesel /gal · 9th cheapest
22¢
State fuel tax · 9th lowest
30%
OOS rate · 49th lowest
23,101
Inspections (24 mo)
Diesel price trend
East Coast (PADD 1) · 3 years, EIA weeklyWeekly on-highway diesel · 2023-10-09 → 2026-09-28
Fuel
Retail diesel6.137/gal
National avg: 6.137/gal · at or below average
Tax at the pump46.4¢/gal
■ State 22¢ ■ Federal 24.4¢ · per gallon
Roadside safety
FMCSA inspections in Delaware, last 24 monthsOut-of-service rate30%
National avg: 17.6% · above average
Violations per inspection1.01
Out-of-service by inspection type
Driver3,277 viol · 47% OOS
Vehicle3,254 viol · 169% OOS
HazMat4 viol · 0% OOS
23,101
Inspections
47th most
23,438
Violations
7,025
OOS violations
30.4
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.