Trucking Laws · Georgia · October 27, 2026

Truckers Get Another Month of Georgia's Diesel Tax Break as Kemp Extends It Through Nov. 30

By Big Rig Daily Staff

Georgia's gas and diesel tax suspension now runs through Nov. 30, after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a third executive order on Saturday, Oct. 24, Transport Topics reported. The order keeps Georgia's 37.3-cent-a-gallon diesel excise tax and 33.3-cent gas excise tax suspended, so for truckers fueling up in Georgia, that means another month without the state excise tax at the pump.

The suspension is in place under a state of emergency tied to petroleum supply disruptions, according to Transport Topics.

Third time extended

Kemp first suspended the taxes in an order on Sept. 28 and extended it on Oct. 6, according to Transport Topics. The newest order keeps the suspension going through the end of November.

"With a major holiday coming up and fuel prices still at high levels, I am proud to take this step to keep more money in Georgians' pockets," Kemp said Oct. 24, according to Transport Topics.

What diesel costs in Georgia

Georgia diesel averaged $5.69 a gallon on Monday, Oct. 26, according to AAA figures cited by Transport Topics. That is 44% higher than a year earlier, but 11% below the national average. Nationally, a DAT analyst says diesel now costs truckers about $181 more a day than in late February and early March.

Truckers planning fuel stops can find truck stops along their route with the Georgia truck stop and weigh station map.

How other states compare

Georgia is not the only state offering relief, Transport Topics reported:

• Ohio's fuel tax holiday runs through Jan. 2. Ohio diesel averaged $6.51 a gallon, up 55% from a year earlier. Big Rig Daily also covered Ohio's red-dyed diesel order.
• North Carolina's suspension runs through Nov. 30. North Carolina diesel averaged $5.54 a gallon, up 46%.

Not every break covers diesel. Indiana extended a gas tax holiday into early November, but diesel still faces the full tax, according to Land Line. In Pennsylvania, with the nation's highest diesel tax at 74.1 cents, lawmakers have proposed bills to lower or pause it.

The paperwork does not take a holiday

For interstate carriers, a state tax holiday at the pump does not end the bookkeeping. The International Fuel Tax Association says truckers must keep tracking miles driven and fuel bought in states with a fuel tax holiday, and that information still goes on quarterly IFTA returns, Land Line reported.

That means owner-operators and fleets running through Georgia should keep fuel receipts and mileage records the same way they always do. Third quarter IFTA returns are due Monday, Nov. 2. The IFTA fuel tax calculator and the guide to IFTA due dates and rate changes can help.

Quick facts

• Suspended: Georgia's 37.3-cent diesel tax and 33.3-cent gas tax.
• Through: Nov. 30.
• Orders: Sept. 28, Oct. 6 and Oct. 24.
• Georgia diesel: $5.69 a gallon on Oct. 26 (AAA).
• IFTA: Georgia miles and fuel still go on quarterly returns.

A question for readers

If you run through Georgia, are you planning your fuel stops around this tax break until Nov. 30?

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