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South Carolina

East Coast (PADD 1)

$6.025
Diesel /gal · 21st cheapest
28¢
State fuel tax · 21st lowest
17.4%
OOS rate · 27th lowest
151,574
Inspections (24 mo)

Diesel price trend

East Coast (PADD 1) · 3 years, EIA weekly
$3.52$4.89$6.2720232024202520262026
Weekly on-highway diesel · 2023-11-13 → 2026-11-02

Fuel

Retail diesel6.025/gal
National avg: 6.025/gal · at or below average
Tax at the pump52.4¢/gal
■ State 28¢   ■ Federal 24.4¢ · per gallon

Roadside safety

FMCSA inspections in South Carolina, last 24 months
Out-of-service rate17.4%
National avg: 17.7% · at or below average
Violations per inspection1.68
Out-of-service by inspection type
Driver63,499 viol · 16% OOS
Vehicle91,322 viol · 37% OOS
HazMat1,167 viol · 26% OOS
151,574
Inspections
17th most
254,948
Violations
44,270
OOS violations
29.2
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.