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The October Logistics Managers Index, released November 3, showed transportation capacity contracting for an 11th straight month, with the Transportation Capacity Index at 38 versus 54.5 a year earlier. Transportation prices in the index rose to 88 from 61.7 a year ago, and respondents expect them to climb above 90 over the next 12 months.
Tight truck capacity and rising freight rates raise the delivered cost of feed ingredients and grain moving by road, and rising diesel prices add to that pressure. Buyers should expect higher inland freight costs to persist.
freightwaves.comFreightWaves StaffNov 3, 2026After 110 past bullish logistics events, DIESEL moved a median +0.8% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -2.9% to +4.4%), and +0.2% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
