# Truckload Linehaul, Intermodal Pricing Jump at Least 4% | Heavy Duty Trucking

> Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 4.2% year over year to 128.2 in September, an all-time high, and intermodal pricing also climbed. Hurricanes and higher fuel prices were cited as contributing factors.

- Date: 2017-10-31 · published 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68647-truckload-linehaul-intermodal-pricing-jump-at-least-4-heavy-duty-trucking
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising truckload and intermodal rates raise the cost of moving feed ingredients and finished feed to market, squeezing buyer margins.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-12 | [Trucking Industry Hits Road Bump With Rising Diesel Prices - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73647-trucking-industry-hits-road-bump-with-rising-diesel-prices-wsj.md) | +2.3% | -1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-23 | [Ongoing trucker protest at Argentina port delays at least 18 ships](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13800-ongoing-trucker-protest-at-argentina-port-delays-at-least-18-ships.md) | +7.0% | +0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-29 | [Surge in Diesel Prices Tightens U.S. Trucking Capacity \| SupplyChainBrain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19894-surge-in-diesel-prices-tightens-u-s-trucking-capacity-supplychainbrain.md) | +1.7% | -9.2% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-24 | [Diesel prices surge even higher due to Iran war, surpassing $5.38 \| Trucking Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20341-diesel-prices-surge-even-higher-due-to-iran-war-surpassing-5-38-trucking-dive.md) | +7.5% | -8.1% |
| DIESEL | 2017-09-15 | [U.S. Diesel, Heating Oil Inventories At Historical Low \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69118-u-s-diesel-heating-oil-inventories-at-historical-low-oilprice-com.md) | +4.1% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- truckinginfo.com: https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/truckload-linehaul-intermodal-pricing-jump-at-least-4

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