The EIA’s weekly fuel report confirmed what anyone filling up a diesel truck already knows; prices jumped more than 24 cents per gallon in a single week. The cause is global: military conflict disrupting oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz has sent wholesale diesel prices surging. Over the past two months the national average has climbed more than $2 a gallon from where it started the year.
For contractors ordering bulk aggregate, this isn’t background noise. It hits the delivery quote directly.
Fuel accounts for roughly 20–25% of the total cost of a truckload haul. A dump truck hauling road base or crushed concrete to a North Texas jobsite burns diesel on every mile of that run. When diesel climbs $2 a gallon in two months, the math on every load changes…and it changes fast. Surcharges are going out across the industry right now. Quotes issued two or three weeks ago are being revised before trucks roll.
“Diesel rose more than 24 cents per gallon in a single week — driven by global oil supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf. Over two months the price has climbed more than $2 a gallon from where it started the year.”
Source: EIA Weekly Fuel Report · April 7, 2026
The contractors most exposed right now are the ones who received a delivery quote in late February or early March and haven’t confirmed it recently. That number has likely moved. If you’re finalizing a project budget or scheduling material delivery for Q2, get a current quote before you lock in your numbers.
There’s no clear timeline for relief. The disruption driving this spike is geopolitical, not something refineries or domestic production can offset quickly. The practical move is to treat current pricing as the floor, not the ceiling, for the next several weeks.