UPS updates its Ground and Air fuel surcharges every Monday, based on the prior week's U.S. EIA national average diesel price. Below is the current UPS fuel surcharge, updated live from the latest EIA diesel price.
Next update: Monday 5 October, based on the EIA diesel price for the week of 28 September.
UPS revises every Monday on the prior week’s EIA national average diesel price.
This week (Sep 21, 2026): the UPS Ground fuel surcharge is 24.00%, unchanged from last week, on EIA diesel of $6.53/gallon. Rates refresh automatically from the EIA diesel index — bookmark this page for the current UPS fuel surcharge each week.
EIA week of Sep 21, 2026 · national diesel $6.53/gal
| Carrier / service | This week |
|---|---|
| UPS Ground This page | 24.00% → unchanged from last week |
| FedEx Ground View → | 24.50% → unchanged from last week |
| LTL dry van (composite) View → | 50.00% → unchanged from last week |
| Reefer LTL (composite) View → | 56.50% → unchanged from last week |
| Reefer FTL ($/loaded mile) View → | $0.97 ▲ up $0.05 from last week |
Parcel rates are the carriers’ published Ground surcharges. LTL and reefer figures are CargoTools composites derived from the same EIA diesel price — see each page for the method.
Enter your average base rate and monthly UPS shipments to see the fuel surcharge in real dollars.
UPS applies a fuel surcharge as a percentage of your base transportation charge on every shipment. The percentage comes from a published table that maps the prior week's diesel (Ground) or jet fuel (Air) price to a surcharge rate. UPS uses the U.S. EIA national average on-highway diesel price from the prior week, and the new rate takes effect every Monday, running through Sunday.
Because the surcharge is a percentage of the base rate, the dollar amount you pay is driven by two things: the surcharge percentage (set by diesel prices) and your base rate (set by weight, zone, and dimensional weight). Lowering either lowers the surcharge in absolute dollars.
| UPS Service | Index used | Updates | Current range (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS Ground / Ground Saver | EIA On-Highway Diesel | Monday | 21.00–24.00% |
| UPS Air (NDA, 2DA, 3DS) | EIA USGC Jet Fuel | Monday | 20.75–23.75% |
| UPS Freight (LTL) | EIA On-Highway Diesel | Weekly | Mileage-based table |
This week (Sep 21, 2026), the UPS Ground fuel surcharge is 24.00%, based on EIA diesel at $6.53/gallon. The live rate is shown at the top of this page and updates automatically each week from the EIA diesel index. UPS Ground currently ranges 21.00%–24.00%.
UPS maps the prior week's EIA national average on-highway diesel price to a surcharge percentage using its published table. The new rate takes effect every Monday and applies through Sunday. Air services use a jet-fuel index instead of diesel.
UPS updates its fuel surcharge every week, with the new rate effective each Monday and running through Sunday. FedEx, by contrast, updates every Wednesday.
UPS periodically revises the surcharge table itself — the formula that converts diesel prices into percentages. UPS adjusted its table upward in 2025 and 2026, so the surcharge can rise even when the underlying diesel price is flat.
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