FreightFA Truck Rate Index

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/truck-rate-index.

Week by week (all-in including fuel)

• Week of October 5, 2026: dry van $3.08/mi, reefer $3.63/mi, flatbed $3.65/mi, diesel $6.20/gal.
• Week of September 28, 2026: dry van $3.03/mi, reefer $3.65/mi, flatbed $3.63/mi, diesel $6.38/gal.
• Week of September 21, 2026: dry van $3.06/mi, reefer $3.68/mi, flatbed $3.73/mi, diesel $6.53/gal.
• Week of September 14, 2026: dry van $3.17/mi, reefer $3.67/mi, flatbed $3.68/mi, diesel $6.29/gal.

Where the numbers come from

Dry van, reefer, and flatbed are DAT national spot linehaul plus the DOE-indexed fuel surcharge, checked daily. Diesel is the EIA U.S. average retail price. The live-quote index averages bookable all-in shipper quotes on 25 fixed benchmark lanes, so it runs above DAT's broker-to-carrier rate.

National averages hide a spread of $0.50 a mile or more between lanes. Price a specific lane at https://freightfa.com/search.