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 this week's EIA diesel price, with a link to UPS's own fuel surcharge page for the current percentage.
Next update: Monday 16 November, based on the EIA diesel price for the week of 9 November.
UPS revises every Monday on the prior week’s EIA national average diesel price.
This week (Nov 9, 2026): EIA diesel is $6.13/gallon, and the UPS Ground fuel surcharge is published on UPS’s fuel surcharge page. UPS sets the percentage from its own published table, so always confirm it on UPS's page before you ship.
EIA week of Nov 9, 2026 · national diesel $6.13/gal
| Carrier / service | This week |
|---|---|
| UPS Ground This page | See UPS |
| FedEx Ground View → | See FedEx |
| LTL dry van (composite) View → | 54.00% ▼ down 1.60 from last week |
| Reefer LTL (composite) View → | 60.00% → unchanged from last week |
| Reefer FTL ($/loaded mile) View → | $0.90 ▼ down $0.03 from last week |
UPS and FedEx Ground percentages are shown only from the carriers’ own published tables; otherwise follow the link for this week’s rate on the carrier’s page. LTL and reefer figures are CargoTools composites derived from the same EIA diesel price — see each page for the method.
The LTL dry-van composite (10 × diesel − 7.3) is a CargoTools estimate fitted to published carrier tables, updated October 2026: Old Dominion 53.32% and Estes 56.8% at $6.276, Saia 42.1% at $4.796 (as published by OilPriceAPI). Earlier weeks are recomputed with the same formula.
Enter this week's UPS fuel surcharge percentage from UPS's page, your average base rate and your monthly UPS shipments to see the surcharge in 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 rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS Ground / Ground Saver | EIA On-Highway Diesel | Monday | See UPS |
| UPS Air (NDA, 2DA, 3DS) | EIA USGC Jet Fuel | Monday | See UPS |
| UPS Freight (LTL) | EIA On-Highway Diesel | Weekly | Mileage-based table |
This week (Nov 9, 2026), EIA diesel is $6.13/gallon. UPS publishes its Ground fuel surcharge every week; the current percentage is published on UPS’s fuel surcharge page. Always check UPS's own page for the rate that applies to your account.
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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