Amazon announced on April 2, 2026, that it will impose a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers beginning April 17, according to ABC News and Bloomberg. UPS and FedEx have also raised fuel surcharges since the Iran conflict began, and the U.S. Postal Service announced a fuel surcharge on packages starting April 26. Diesel has reached $5.14 per gallon in Texas — a 59% increase from a year ago, according to AAA data. CBS Texas reported that tow truck driver Gilbert Estrada said his daily fuel costs doubled from $60 to $100 and he is now adding a 15-20% fuel surcharge on every job. When the largest logistics companies in the world are passing fuel costs through, small operators have no choice but to do the same.
Operator takeaway
Document your fuel surcharge policy in writing and apply it consistently — when Amazon, UPS, FedEx, and USPS are all passing fuel costs through, your customers will understand it as an industry-wide reality, not your markup.