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USDA truck rates for the week of Sep 28 · Diesel updated weekly · Border waits updated every 15 minutes

Pick an origin and a destination for one lane, or read the grid across. Rates are per truckload, from USDA's weekly survey, and the tint shows how hard trucks are to find at origin.

U.S. diesel
$6.382
−0.147 this week
California diesel
$8.181
−0.065 this week
Longest border wait
No delays
at reporting crossings
Origins short on trucks
9 of 10
shipping districts
FromAll originsDelmarvaImperial, Coachella & YumaKern District, CAMexico via South TexasNorth CarolinaOxnard, CASalinas–Watsonville, CASanta Maria, CASouth & Central CAYakima–Wenatchee, WA
ToAll destinationsAtlantaBaltimoreBostonChicagoDallasLos AngelesMiamiNew YorkPhiladelphiaSeattle
OriginAtlantaBaltimoreBostonChicagoDallasLos AngelesMiamiNew YorkPhiladelphiaSeattle
Delmarva$3.8–4.0k$1.0–1.2k$2.8–3.0k$2.6–2.9k———$2.1–2.4k$1.4–1.6k—
Imperial, Coachella & Yuma$7.4–7.9k$9.5–10.2k$10.2–10.9k$7.1–7.5k$4.8–5.2k—$10.0–10.4k$10.0–10.6k$9.3–9.9k$5.4–5.9k
Kern District, CA—$10.0–10.5k—$6.7–7.2k———$10.3–10.8k$10.3–10.8k—
Mexico via South Texas$3.8–4.0k$6.0–6.2k$6.7–7.0k$3.8–4.2k$2.1–2.2k$4.0–4.2k$5.9–6.1k$6.4–6.8k$6.0–6.4k—
North Carolina$2.0–2.3k$2.0–2.3k$3.2–3.4k$2.0–2.3k———$2.7–2.9k$2.2–2.4k—
Oxnard, CA—$10.0–10.5k——————$9.8–10.3k—
Salinas–Watsonville, CA—$10.7–11.2k—$6.6–6.9k———$9.9–10.4k$10.7–11.3k—
Santa Maria, CA$8.1–8.7k$9.8–10.5k$10.9–11.3k$7.5–7.9k$6.2–6.6k—$11.5–12.4k$10.3–10.8k$9.8–10.2k$4.9–5.2k
South & Central CA$8.3–9.9k$9.5–11.2k$10.3–11.8k$6.8–8.0k$5.3–5.9k—$10.2–11.9k$9.8–11.2k$9.5–11.2k$4.9–5.5k
Yakima–Wenatchee, WA$10.8–11.7k$10.9–12.0k$11.8–13.5k$8.2–9.0k$8.7–10.2k$3.7–4.2k$13.5–14.8k$11.8–13.4k$10.8–12.2k$1.4–1.6k
Trucks at origin:SurplusSlight surplusAdequateSlight shortageShortage

Diesel

RegionPer gallonWeek
U.S. average$6.382−0.147
California$8.181−0.065
Gulf Coast (TX)$5.955−0.222
Lower Atlantic (FL, GA)$5.953−0.186

Border wait times

CrossingStandardFAST
CalexicoEastClosedClosed
LaredoColombia SolidarityClosedClosed
LaredoWorld Trade BridgeClosedClosed

Commercial lanes only. FAST lanes are for pre-approved carriers.

Weather alerts on produce routes

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Sources: USDA AMS National Truck Rate Report (weekly), U.S. EIA weekly on-highway diesel prices, U.S. CBP Border Wait Times, and NOAA National Weather Service alerts. Truck rates are per load and indicative, not quotes.

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