# Cass freight indexes continue record climbs, while spot market rates hold steady - FreightWaves

> The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index hit a record 143.4 in October, up 8.2% year over year. The Cass Intermodal Price Index also reached an all-time high of 147.3, its 25th straight monthly increase. Analyst Donald Broughton expects more record nominal highs but smaller percentage gains.

- Date: 2018-11-13 · published 2018-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62224-cass-freight-indexes-continue-record-climbs-while-spot-market-rates-hold-steady
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight truckload capacity and higher diesel costs are raising domestic freight rates, which increases the cost of moving feed ingredients and grain to buyers. The effect is on transport costs rather than commodity prices directly.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-07-11 | [Fuel costs push rates higher faster in 2021 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46244-fuel-costs-push-rates-higher-faster-in-2021-freightwaves.md) | -2.1% | -3.4% |
| DIESEL | 2018-10-31 | [U.S. freight costs continue upward climb \| 2018-10-31  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62425-u-s-freight-costs-continue-upward-climb-2018-10-31-world-grain.md) | -3.2% | -18.8% |
| DIESEL | 2022-07-27 | [Spot market demand continues fall \| Overdrive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40693-spot-market-demand-continues-fall-overdrive.md) | -4.9% | +6.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-22 | [Record diesel costs push grain freight rates higher across all modes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17227-record-diesel-costs-push-grain-freight-rates-higher-across-all-modes-feed-and.md) | -5.5% | — |
| DIESEL | 2018-09-19 | [Monthly Market Update: Florence impacts, macroeconomics, and IMO 2020 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63230-monthly-market-update-florence-impacts-macroeconomics-and-imo-2020-freightwaves.md) | +3.1% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/economics-freight-indexes-continue-record-run

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