US Inland Freight Rates Stay 20% Above Year-Ago Levels as Spot Linehaul Hits $2.03 a Mile

3 articles · Updated · Fibre2fashion.com · Aug 13

US truckload all-in rates for Aug. 3-9 remained about 20% above year-earlier levels, even after easing from recent peaks, pointing to a higher domestic freight cost base.
DAT data showed dry-van spot linehaul rates excluding fuel at $2.03 per mile in the week of Aug. 8, up 13.4% from a year earlier and reinforcing that repricing.
That inland strength diverged from ocean shipping, where a leading container benchmark rose week on week after three straight declines while the Shanghai-Rotterdam rate was flat.
The report said US inland cost segments are now repricing at multiples of broader services inflation, suggesting transport costs may stay structurally elevated beyond peak-season swings.

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