# DAT: Van spot rate rises to $3.05 a mile, highest since early 2022

> The average U.S. dry-van spot rate rose to $3.05 per mile in October, its highest monthly average since February 2022, while reefer rates edged lower and flatbed rates were unchanged from September. Spot rates across all three freight categories were about 45% above year-earlier levels, and contract rates also increased or set records.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:14:26.393Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92475-dat-van-spot-rate-rises-to-3-05-a-mile-highest-since-early-2022
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher truck freight rates can increase the cost of moving feed ingredients and finished feed, adding pressure to delivered prices. The figures indicate tighter or more expensive trucking capacity, even as fuel costs eased slightly month over month.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-29 | [UZ: to get priority, oil workers must form route trains \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2095-uz-to-get-priority-oil-workers-must-form-route-trains-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -2.4% | — |
| DIESEL | 2021-07-21 | [Rhine closure to impact stocks in ARA, but market unfazed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6950-rhine-closure-to-impact-stocks-in-ara-but-market-unfazed.md) | +6.5% | +1.1% |
| DIESEL | 2024-06-21 | [Trafigura Charters Supertanker to Load Gasoil from Mideast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29978-trafigura-charters-supertanker-to-load-gasoil-from-mideast.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |
| DIESEL | 2024-08-22 | [Canadian rail strike begins amid contract dispute, fears of U.S. shipping impact \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28830-canadian-rail-strike-begins-amid-contract-dispute-fears-of-u-s-shipping-impact.md) | -0.8% | -3.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-01-28 | [ULSD trans-Atlantic shipments divide market on potential arb opportunities \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49325-ulsd-trans-atlantic-shipments-divide-market-on-potential-arb-opportunities-s.md) | +5.3% | +18.5% |

## Sources

- globenewswire.com: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/10/3400108/0/en/dat-van-spot-rate-rises-to-3-05-a-mile-highest-since-early-2022.html

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