Carload Mileage Based Standard HDF Fuel Surcharge

Union Pacific's carload mileage based standard HDF fuel surcharge program is based on the Department of Energy (DOE) On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price (US Average). Information about actual fuel surcharges applied and details about the program are included below.

This fuel surcharge program will apply as follows:

  • Fuel surcharge will be adjusted on a monthly basis.
  • The basis for the surcharge will be determined by the U.S. Average price of DOE On-Highway Diesel Fuel for a calendar month, as reported weekly on the U.S. Department of Energy website.
  • In the event the average monthly price of Retail On-Highway Diesel Fuel, equals or exceeds $2.30 per gallon, a surcharge beginning at $0.05 per mile will apply.
  • For every five cent increase above $2.30 per gallon, the surcharge applied will increase by $0.01 per mile. See the threshold schedule for more details.
  • When the average DOE price drops below $2.30 per gallon, no fuel surcharge will apply.
  • The surcharge will be billed to applicable shipments beginning the second month following the month on which the DOE average price calculation was based.
  • PC*Miler Rail product (FNII) will be used to calculate total miles. If interline price routing is involved, mileages will be calculated via the revenue route junction(s) of the price used to rate the shipments.
  • Fractions of dollars resulting from the application of a fuel surcharge will be dropped if less than fifty (50) cents and increased to the next whole dollar if fifty (50) cents or more.
  • The surcharge will apply to most Union Pacific regulated public pricing documents for local and interline freight movements.
  • The fuel surcharge will be applied to the line haul freight charge(s) that make reference to this fuel cost recovery program.

This program does not affect Union Pacific's Intermodal surcharge program. The DOE price is reported weekly on the U.S. Department of Energy website.

Fuel Surcharge Rate

Month AppliedSurcharge
Applied
Basis monthHDF Avg.
monthly price
Aug 202530 Cents/MileJune 2025$3.599
Jul 202528 Cents/MileMay 2025$3.499
Jun 202530 Cents/MileApr 2025$3.567
May 202530 Cents/MileMar 2025$3.585
Apr 202532 Cents/MileFeb 2025$3.675
Mar 202531 cents/mileJan 2025$3.634
Feb 202528 cents/mileDec 2024$3.494
Jan 202529 cents/mileNov 2024$3.522
Dec 202430 cents/mileOct 2024$3.585
Nov 202430 cents/mileSep 2024$3.558
Oct 202433 cents/mileAug 2024$3.700
Sep 202435 cents/mileJul 2024  $3.810
Aug 202433 cents/mileJun 2024$3.722
Jul 202435 cents/mileMay 2024$3.822
Jun 202439 cents/mileApr 2024$4.002
May 202439 cents/mileMar 2024$4.022
Apr 202439 cents/mileFeb 2024$4.044
Mar 202436 cents/mileJan 2024$3.854
Feb 202438 cents/mileDec 2023$3.972
Jan 202444 cents/mileNov 2023$4.254