Find Cheap Diesel Along Your Truck Route in Australia
Truck Me shows diesel prices at fuel stations along your planned route, not just nearby stations. State government fuel price data for QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, and SA, so you know where to fill up before you leave.
Fuel is one of the biggest costs for owner-operators
For an owner-operator running a prime mover, diesel is typically the single largest operating expense after finance payments. A large prime mover burns between 35 and 55 litres per 100km depending on load and terrain. On a 1,000km interstate run that is 350 to 550 litres of diesel. At any given time, diesel prices in Australia vary by more than 20 cents per litre between the cheapest and most expensive stations on a given corridor.
The maths is straightforward. On a 500-litre fill, a 20 cent per litre difference is $100 saved or lost depending on where you fuel. Across a working week of interstate runs, that adds up to several hundred dollars. Over a year it is a meaningful line item in your operating budget.
The problem is that finding the cheapest diesel along a specific truck route is not easy with existing tools. Consumer apps like GasBuddy and Fuel Map show stations near your current location, not along your planned route. You have to manually check each station you plan to pass, then decide whether a detour to a cheaper station makes financial sense once you factor in the extra fuel to get there.
How state government fuel price data works
Several Australian state governments have passed legislation requiring fuel retailers to report price changes in real time to a central database. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia all have operational fuel price transparency schemes with public APIs.
Under these schemes, service stations must report price changes within a short window of the change taking effect, typically 30 minutes. The reported prices are available via public API and are the same data that powers price comparison websites like FuelWatch in WA and FuelCheck in NSW. They are not estimates or scraped prices; they are the mandatory reported prices from the retailers themselves.
Truck Me integrates with these APIs and normalises the data into a consistent format. When you plan a route that crosses multiple states, you see prices from each state's data source in a single view, with a consistent timestamp showing when each price was last reported.
Along your route, not just nearby
The key difference between Truck Me's fuel data and a generic fuel price app is that Truck Me shows stations along your planned route. You set a search corridor, for example 5km either side of the route, and Truck Me lists every station within that corridor ordered by distance along the route.
This means before you leave the depot you can see every fuel stop along your run, the price at each one, and whether the station has truck access. You can decide in advance where to fill up, avoiding the situation of driving past cheap diesel because you did not know it was there.
For stations that are slightly off-route, Truck Me calculates the detour distance and, if you have entered your vehicle's fuel consumption in your profile, gives you an estimate of whether the detour costs more in fuel than you save on the price difference. This is a quick sanity check before you commit to a detour.
Fuel features in Truck Me
Fuel station data is integrated with routing so you see prices in the context of your actual planned trip.
Fuel stations along your specific route
Truck Me shows fuel stations within a configurable distance of your planned route, not just near your current location. See which stations you will pass before you depart.
Diesel price comparison
Prices from multiple stations along your route are shown in a list ranked by price. Filter by fuel type: diesel, AdBlue, or premium diesel.
Fuel station POI layer on map
Fuel stations are shown as a map layer during navigation. Tap a station to see the current price, distance from your route, and whether it has truck access.
State government price data
Price data comes from state government fuel price APIs in QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, and SA. These are the same sources that power public price comparison websites.
Truck-accessible stations
Not every servo can fit a B-Double. Station data includes truck access indicators so you can filter for sites that can accommodate your vehicle.
Detour cost calculation
Before diverting off your route for cheaper fuel, Truck Me estimates whether the detour distance cancels out the savings based on your vehicle's fuel consumption.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which states have fuel price data?
Truck Me pulls fuel price data from government APIs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia. The Northern Territory, ACT, and Tasmania do not have equivalent public fuel price databases at this time.
How current is the fuel price data?
State government fuel price APIs are updated regularly, typically multiple times per day as service stations report price changes. The timestamp on each price shown in Truck Me indicates when that price was last reported. Prices at unmanned stations in remote areas may update less frequently.
Can Truck Me help me plan which state to fuel up in?
Yes. When planning a long interstate route, Truck Me shows fuel stations across all states on the route. If diesel is significantly cheaper in one state, you can see that before departure and plan your fuel stops accordingly.
Does Truck Me show AdBlue prices?
Where AdBlue price data is available from state government APIs, Truck Me displays it alongside diesel. AdBlue reporting is less consistent than diesel across all states.
How does the detour cost calculation work?
Enter your vehicle's average fuel consumption in your vehicle profile. When you consider a fuel stop that requires a detour off your planned route, Truck Me estimates the extra fuel burned on the detour and compares it to the savings from the lower price. This gives you a rough break-even calculation before you decide.
Can I turn off the fuel station layer?
Yes. Map layers in Truck Me are individually toggleable. If you do not want fuel stations shown during navigation, you can hide that layer in the map settings without affecting other overlays.
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