LTL · Monthly

LTL

Prices received by long-distance LTL carriers, who consolidate freight from many shippers onto one trailer.

Index, Dec 2003 = 100 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics LTL. LTL pricing is set very differently from truckload -- published tariffs, negotiated discounts and accessorials -- so this index is not comparable to the truckload one in level, only in direction. NAICS 484122.
Latest 293.7Prelim 1 July 2026

Change, one period -4.63%
Change, one year 10.65%
Observations 272
Covers Dec 2003 – Jul 2026

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What this does not measure

LTL pricing is set very differently from truckload -- published tariffs, negotiated discounts and accessorials -- so this index is not comparable to the truckload one in level, only in direction. NAICS 484122.

Recent observations
PeriodValue
1 Jul 2026 Prelim 293.7
1 Jun 2026 Prelim 308.0
1 May 2026 Prelim 312.1
1 Apr 2026 Prelim 311.0
1 Mar 2026 277.7
1 Feb 2026 272.9
1 Jan 2026 270.6
1 Dec 2025 267.3
1 Nov 2025 268.2
1 Oct 2025 266.3
1 Sep 2025 267.0
1 Aug 2025 268.4
1 Jul 2025 265.4
1 Jun 2025 261.0
1 May 2025 258.1
1 Apr 2025 259.1
1 Mar 2025 259.0
1 Feb 2025 259.2
1 Jan 2025 257.4
1 Dec 2024 243.4
1 Nov 2024 243.4
1 Oct 2024 243.3
1 Sep 2024 243.0
1 Aug 2024 243.8
1 Jul 2024 247.5
1 Jun 2024 241.7
1 May 2024 244.8
1 Apr 2024 246.9
1 Mar 2024 245.5
1 Feb 2024 244.2
1 Jan 2024 242.2
1 Dec 2023 236.2
1 Nov 2023 240.9
1 Oct 2023 244.3
1 Sep 2023 242.9
1 Aug 2023 240.8
1 Jul 2023 230.8
1 Jun 2023 230.7
1 May 2023 231.5
1 Apr 2023 228.2
1 Mar 2023 233.3
1 Feb 2023 236.3
1 Jan 2023 240.5
1 Dec 2022 233.6
1 Nov 2022 242.4
1 Oct 2022 237.3
1 Sep 2022 242.9
1 Aug 2022 242.1
1 Jul 2022 248.6
1 Jun 2022 258.8
1 May 2022 251.9
1 Apr 2022 243.6
1 Mar 2022 239.5
1 Feb 2022 220.7
1 Jan 2022 222.9
1 Dec 2021 218.1
1 Nov 2021 218.0
1 Oct 2021 211.7
1 Sep 2021 209.3
1 Aug 2021 207.8