# US truck spot rates hit 2022 highs while diesel falls

> U.S. dry-van spot rates averaged $3.05 per mile in October, the highest since February 2022, while contract rates matched their May 2022 record at $3.28 per mile, according to DAT. Load volumes were 2% below a year earlier, and diesel prices fell, but the report attributes the elevated trucking rates to limited truck capacity rather than stronger freight demand.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T09:12:30.298Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93299-us-truck-spot-rates-hit-2022-highs-while-diesel-falls
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher inland trucking costs can raise delivered costs for feed grains and other agricultural commodities, even as lower diesel offers some offset through reduced fuel surcharges. The article does not identify a direct commodity price move.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-12-22 | [Grain Transportation Improves as Rail Surges, Diesel Falls - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21706-grain-transportation-improves-as-rail-surges-diesel-falls-rfd.md) | -0.3% | +10.8% |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-22 | [Bulk Freight Rates Ease 4.2% in June as a Fragile Iran Ceasefire Pulls Diesel Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19022-bulk-freight-rates-ease-4-2-in-june-as-a-fragile-iran-ceasefire-pulls-diesel.md) | +2.7% | +31.7% |
| DIESEL | 2022-12-22 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 22, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8473-grain-transportation-report-december-22-2022.md) | +5.4% | +13.3% |
| DIESEL | 2020-05-18 | [Wave of diesel heads to Europe, pressuring refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53318-wave-of-diesel-heads-to-europe-pressuring-refiners.md) | +6.6% | +25.7% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-21 | [Distillate summary: Diesel gives back gains as strikes near end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10939-distillate-summary-diesel-gives-back-gains-as-strikes-near-end.md) | +10.5% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- forwardernews.com: https://www.forwardernews.com/news/2026-11-10-us-truck-rates-hit-2022-highs

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