Fuel Surcharge per Mile
Fuel surcharge per mile and per load by the standard pegged-base method.
Example
You enter
- Current diesel ($/gal) 4.25
- Pegged base ($/gal) 3
- MPG peg 6
- Loaded miles (optional) 900
You get
- Surcharge / mile $0.2083
- Surcharge total $187.50
Checked against published worked examples from: OOIDA (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association).
Details, formula, and sources
ScopeThe diesel price above a pegged base divided by an assumed MPG. Zero below the peg.
Formula or tableFSC/mi = (current - base) / MPG peg when current > base, else 0; total = FSC/mi x loaded miles.
Source and editionStandard pegged fuel-surcharge identity; DOE/EIA weekly national average diesel index (by name).
Free accessDOE/EIA weekly diesel price free at eia.gov.
What governsMath aid for personal verification. The ELD on the truck and the carrier tariff are the legal record. State limits may be lower than federal.
API field namescurrent_fuel_price, base_fuel_price, mpg_peg, loaded_miles, fsc_per_mile, fsc_total
- Index DOE/EIA national average unless the contract names another (advisory)DOE/EIA