FreightFA Truck Rate Index

National truckload rates as of October 15, 2026

• Dry van: $3.09/mi all-in including fuel ($2.26 linehaul + $0.83 fuel surcharge), DAT week ending Oct 10.
• Reefer: $3.66/mi all-in including fuel ($2.75 linehaul + $0.91 fuel surcharge), DAT week ending Oct 10.
• Flatbed: $3.65/mi all-in including fuel ($2.65 linehaul + $1.00 fuel surcharge), DAT week ending Oct 10.
• FreightFA live-quote index, dry van: $3.56/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.

Truckload outlook as of October 16, 2026

• Dry van, 7-day average: $3.08 per mile (as of 2026-10-15). Outlook for the next week: steady (-0.3%), $2.99 to $3.15 per mile, most likely $3.08.
• Reefer, 7-day average: $3.63 per mile (as of 2026-10-15). Outlook for the next week: steady (-0.5%), $3.53 to $3.70 per mile, most likely $3.62.
• Flatbed, 7-day average: $3.65 per mile (as of 2026-10-15). Outlook for the next week: steady (0.0%), $3.59 to $3.72 per mile, most likely $3.65.
• Capacity, Dry Van: balanced against its recent norm.
• Capacity, Reefer: balanced against its recent norm.
• Capacity, Flatbed: balanced against its recent norm.

From FreightFA's daily brief as it stood when this page was published. The live brief, rebuilt several times a day, is at https://mcp.freightfa.com/brief.

Week by week (all-in including fuel)

• Week of October 12, 2026: dry van $3.09/mi, reefer $3.66/mi, flatbed $3.65/mi, diesel $6.20/gal.
• 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.

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.