# Dry van spot rates hit $3.05 a mile, but fuel is taking a big share

> DAT reported the national average dry van spot rate reached $3.05 per mile in October, the highest monthly average since February 2022, with contract rates matching a record. Volumes fell year on year while fuel accounts for about 83 cents of the van rate.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T03:10:05.407Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97047-dry-van-spot-rates-hit-3-05-a-mile-but-fuel-is-taking-a-big-share
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter truck capacity and higher fuel-driven freight costs raise the cost of moving feed and grain inland, supporting regional basis and delivered feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-02-25 | [Fuel prices surge, but rates holding strong \| Overdrive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20779-fuel-prices-surge-but-rates-holding-strong-overdrive.md) | +17.3% | +54.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [Railroads Say High Diesel Is Winning Freight \| Big Rig Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/280-railroads-say-high-diesel-is-winning-freight-big-rig-daily.md) | -4.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2026-09-28 | [Diesel Up 10 Cents, Spot Rates Up 2: Margin Squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17658-diesel-up-10-cents-spot-rates-up-2-margin-squeeze.md) | -4.7% | +5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-24 | [While fuel pumps ran dry , Australia sold megalitres of homegrown fuel overseas  \| Peak Oil News and Message Boards](https://feedsoft.ai/events/743-while-fuel-pumps-ran-dry-australia-sold-megalitres-of-homegrown-fuel-overseas.md) | -6.6% | — |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-12 | [Trucking Industry Hits Road Bump With Rising Diesel Prices - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73647-trucking-industry-hits-road-bump-with-rising-diesel-prices-wsj.md) | +2.3% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- otrnews.com: https://otrnews.com/news/dry-van-spot-rates-hit-3-05-a-mile-but-fuel-is-taking-a-big/

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