# Dry Van Report: Spot rates climb as month-end freight meets shrinking capacity

> Dry van spot linehaul rates averaged $2.23 per mile in the latest week, up 1.3% week over week and 32.6% year over year. Rates are about 23% above the nine-year seasonal average, and capacity is shrinking as month-end freight rises.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:09:49.082Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75866-dry-van-report-spot-rates-climb-as-month-end-freight-meets-shrinking-capacity
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Elevated truckload rates raise the cost of moving feed ingredients and grain by road, which can narrow buyers' margins.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-11-13 | [Cass freight indexes continue record climbs, while spot market rates hold steady - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62224-cass-freight-indexes-continue-record-climbs-while-spot-market-rates-hold-steady.md) | -2.8% | -13.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-05-24 | [Ocean Freight Rates Rise As Grain Movement Shifts - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19450-ocean-freight-rates-rise-as-grain-movement-shifts-rfd-tv.md) | -10.0% | -18.4% |
| DIESEL | 2026-08-04 | [Record Grain Movement Meets Rising Harvest Freight Costs - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18086-record-grain-movement-meets-rising-harvest-freight-costs-rfd.md) | +5.6% | +11.0% |
| 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 | 2019-02-08 | [Port Report: Coastal shift in U.S. container trade might be in cards for 2020 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60490-port-report-coastal-shift-in-u-s-container-trade-might-be-in-cards-for-2020.md) | +3.8% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- dat.com: https://www.dat.com/blog/dry-van-report-spot-rates-climb-as-month-end-freight-meets-shrinking-capacity

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