# Holiday Freight Meets a Tight Trucking Market

> US truckload spot rates remain well above year-earlier levels as the holiday shipping season approaches, despite sluggish freight volumes. October’s average dry-van spot rate was $3.05 per mile, up four cents from September and 98 cents from October 2025; rising tender rejections and recent volume gains point to tighter capacity.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T03:10:34.974Z
- Category: logistics · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92812-holiday-freight-meets-a-tight-trucking-market
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher trucking costs can raise the expense of moving feed ingredients and livestock, particularly if holiday demand further tightens capacity. The story signals freight-cost pressure but does not identify a specific commodity supply disruption.

## 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 | 2022-11-18 | [Diesel drives fleet costs, freight market shifts \| FleetOwner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38878-diesel-drives-fleet-costs-freight-market-shifts-fleetowner.md) | -9.9% | -15.1% |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-27 | [Freight Market Update: June 26, 2019 \| Flexport](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58488-freight-market-update-june-26-2019-flexport.md) | -3.4% | -3.0% |
| 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 | 2017-09-13 | [Gauging Pre-Harvest Freight Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69129-gauging-pre-harvest-freight-costs.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- truckinginfo.com: https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/holiday-freight-meets-a-tight-trucking-market

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