Kentucky

Midwest (PADD 2)

$6.526

Diesel /gal · 34th cheapest

23.4¢

State fuel tax · 12th lowest

24.6%

OOS rate · 44th lowest

160,516

Inspections (24 mo)

Diesel price trend

Midwest (PADD 2) · 3 years, EIA weekly

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

Fuel

Retail diesel6.526/gal

National avg: 6.526/gal · at or below average

Tax at the pump47.8¢/gal

■ State 23.4¢ ■ Federal 24.4¢ · per gallon

Roadside safety

FMCSA inspections in Kentucky, last 24 months

Out-of-service rate24.6%

National avg: 17.6% · above average

Violations per inspection1.25

Out-of-service by inspection type

Driver78,968 viol · 11% OOS

Vehicle119,793 viol · 34% OOS

HazMat549 viol · 26% OOS

160,516

Inspections

15th most

200,937

Violations

49,395

OOS violations

30.8

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.