# Q3 Freight Spending Jumps 32.1% as Truck Volumes Stay Flat

> U.S. Bank’s third-quarter Freight Payment Index showed shipper spending up 32.1% year over year, while shipment volume rose just 0.5%. Higher freight rates and elevated diesel prices drove spending higher, with regional shipment trends varying widely.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T09:09:23.555Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89135-q3-freight-spending-jumps-32-1-as-truck-volumes-stay-flat
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher diesel costs and constrained trucking capacity lift freight charges, increasing delivered costs for feed and other commodities. This is a meaningful cost pressure, though the report does not point to a broad increase in freight volumes.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-13 | [Diesel Prices & Freight Trends: What’s Driving the Market in Q4?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17232-diesel-prices-and-freight-trends-what-s-driving-the-market-in-q4.md) | +1.8% | — |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-30 | [Mississippi River Reopens As Freight Costs Begin Rising -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16378-mississippi-river-reopens-as-freight-costs-begin-rising.md) | -4.2% | -12.2% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-29 | [Florida trucking CEO warns soaring diesel costs are squeezing carrier profits  - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1465-florida-trucking-ceo-warns-soaring-diesel-costs-are-squeezing-carrier-profits.md) | -2.4% | — |
| 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 | 2025-06-26 | [Freight Rates for Transatlantic Voyages Soar as Europe Pulls More US Diesel - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24386-freight-rates-for-transatlantic-voyages-soar-as-europe-pulls-more-us-diesel.md) | +4.9% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- waybillwire.com: https://waybillwire.com/articles/q3-freight-spending-jumps-32-1-as-truck-volumes-barely-rise

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