Rhode Island

East Coast (PADD 1)

$6.137

Diesel /gal · 20th cheapest

37¢

State fuel tax · 39th lowest

15.2%

OOS rate · 12th lowest

10,925

Inspections (24 mo)

Diesel price trend

East Coast (PADD 1) · 3 years, EIA weekly

Weekly 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 pump61.4¢/gal

■ State 37¢ ■ Federal 24.4¢ · per gallon

Roadside safety

FMCSA inspections in Rhode Island, last 24 months

Out-of-service rate15.2%

National avg: 17.6% · at or below average

Violations per inspection2.03

Out-of-service by inspection type

Driver5,033 viol · 27% OOS

Vehicle5,196 viol · 39% OOS

HazMat69 viol · 32% OOS

10,925

Inspections

50th most

22,154

Violations

3,375

OOS violations

30.9

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.