Freight Market Trends
Historical rates charted alongside a forecast for the week ahead for truck, ocean, air, and barge, updated daily (weekly for barge). A forecast is shown only after it has been tested against real held-out data; otherwise the page shows the current reading.
National truckload rates as of October 9, 2026
- Dry van: $3.08/mi all-in including fuel ($2.25 linehaul + $0.83 fuel surcharge), DAT week ending Oct 4.
- Reefer: $3.63/mi all-in including fuel ($2.72 linehaul + $0.91 fuel surcharge), DAT week ending Oct 3.
- Flatbed: $3.65/mi all-in including fuel ($2.65 linehaul + $1.00 fuel surcharge), DAT week ending Oct 4.
- FreightFA live-quote index, dry van: $3.62/mi all-in, the average of today's bookable shipper quotes on 25 benchmark lanes. It runs above DAT because it is the shipper side of the market.
- Diesel: $6.20/gal, EIA U.S. average retail, week of Oct 5.
These figures were current when this page was published. DAT and EIA publish weekly and FreightFA checks them daily; the live numbers are at https://freightfa.com/market-trends.
What's on the page
- Truck: national dry van, reefer, and flatbed spot rates (all-in including fuel) and a market outlook.
- Truck capacity: whether each equipment type is tight, balanced, or loose against its recent norm.
- Rail: change in Class I railroads' average revenue per carload versus a year earlier, from their SEC filings, fuel surcharges included.
- Ocean, air, and barge rate series, each with its source on the page.
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