Dry van · Monthly

Dry van truckload

Prices received by long-distance truckload carriers hauling general freight. This is the closest public proxy for the dry van market.

Index, Dec 2003 = 100 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Dry van truckload. An index, not a rate. It tracks change from a base period rather than dollars per mile, and it blends contract and spot business, so it moves later and more gently than a spot rate would. NAICS 484121.
Latest 195.6Prelim 1 July 2026

Change, one period -1.25%
Change, one year 8.11%
Observations 272
Covers Dec 2003 – Jul 2026

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What this does not measure

An index, not a rate. It tracks change from a base period rather than dollars per mile, and it blends contract and spot business, so it moves later and more gently than a spot rate would. NAICS 484121.

Recent observations
PeriodValue
1 Jul 2026 Prelim 195.6
1 Jun 2026 Prelim 198.1
1 May 2026 Prelim 203.9
1 Apr 2026 Prelim 201.0
1 Mar 2026 191.3
1 Feb 2026 183.3
1 Jan 2026 181.4
1 Dec 2025 181.1
1 Nov 2025 189.1
1 Oct 2025 184.9
1 Sep 2025 186.1
1 Aug 2025 182.3
1 Jul 2025 180.9
1 Jun 2025 168.4
1 May 2025 178.5
1 Apr 2025 175.1
1 Mar 2025 165.8
1 Feb 2025 179.4
1 Jan 2025 181.7
1 Dec 2024 171.7
1 Nov 2024 160.3
1 Oct 2024 165.9
1 Sep 2024 172.2
1 Aug 2024 176.7
1 Jul 2024 190.1
1 Jun 2024 182.7
1 May 2024 181.6
1 Apr 2024 173.0
1 Mar 2024 172.8
1 Feb 2024 178.3
1 Jan 2024 178.9
1 Dec 2023 177.7
1 Nov 2023 187.2
1 Oct 2023 184.0
1 Sep 2023 182.0
1 Aug 2023 173.3
1 Jul 2023 178.7
1 Jun 2023 190.5
1 May 2023 192.6
1 Apr 2023 184.4
1 Mar 2023 202.3
1 Feb 2023 194.5
1 Jan 2023 187.2
1 Dec 2022 200.8
1 Nov 2022 195.9
1 Oct 2022 197.5
1 Sep 2022 197.5
1 Aug 2022 200.1
1 Jul 2022 204.0
1 Jun 2022 203.4
1 May 2022 210.7
1 Apr 2022 209.8
1 Mar 2022 211.1
1 Feb 2022 208.0
1 Jan 2022 198.3
1 Dec 2021 187.7
1 Nov 2021 182.6
1 Oct 2021 173.8
1 Sep 2021 169.6
1 Aug 2021 164.7