# Truck Freight Prices Up Almost 25% in a Year | Big Rig Daily

> US truck freight prices rose 3.9% in October and are up almost 25% from a year earlier, the largest annual increase since May 2022. This happened even though wholesale diesel prices fell 7.9% from September to October. Wholesale food prices rose 1.3% in October.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T18:11:23.637Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101521-truck-freight-prices-up-almost-25-in-a-year-big-rig-daily
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher trucking costs raise the delivered cost of feed ingredients and finished feed across US supply chains, which can squeeze feed buyers' margins even when fuel costs ease.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-20 | [Diesel Prices: Up, Down, or Stuck? - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17230-diesel-prices-up-down-or-stuck-freightwaves.md) | -0.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2017-09-13 | [Gauging Pre-Harvest Freight Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69129-gauging-pre-harvest-freight-costs.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-07-21 | [Rhine closure to impact stocks in ARA, but market unfazed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6950-rhine-closure-to-impact-stocks-in-ara-but-market-unfazed.md) | +6.5% | +1.1% |
| DIESEL | 2024-08-22 | [Canadian rail strike begins amid contract dispute, fears of U.S. shipping impact \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28830-canadian-rail-strike-begins-amid-contract-dispute-fears-of-u-s-shipping-impact.md) | -0.8% | -3.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-29 | [UZ: to get priority, oil workers must form route trains \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2095-uz-to-get-priority-oil-workers-must-form-route-trains-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -2.4% | — |

## Sources

- bigrigdaily.com: https://bigrigdaily.com/truck-freight-prices-up-25-percent-year-october-wholesale-prices/

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