United States Department of Agriculture Grain Truck and Ocean Rate Advisory Second Quarter 2020 (April, May, June) Published August 19, 2020 A quarterly publicaon of the Agricultural Markeng Service Transportaon Services Division www.ams.usda.gov/services/transportaon-analysis
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United States Department of Agriculture
Grain Truck and Ocean Rate Advisory
Second Quarter 2020 (April, May, June) Published August 19, 2020
A quarterly publication of the Agricultural Marketing Service Transportation Services Division
Table 1. U.S. grain truck market, 2nd quarter 202025 miles 100 miles 200 miles Truck availability Truck use Future truck use
1Rate per mile, per truckload
Quarterly index*
1 = Very easy to
5 = Very difficult
1 = Much lower to
5 = Much higher
National average2 4.14 2.50 2.09 2.50 3.50 3.36North Central 3.82 2.42 2.00 2.50 3.50 3.38East 3.56 NA NA 1.50 4.00 4.00South Central 3.20 2.97 2.30 4.00 3.00 3.00West 3.72 NA NA 2.00 3.00 3.00Rocky Mountain 5.16 NA NA 3.00 3.50 3.00
1 Rates are based on trucks with 80,000-pound (lb) gross vehicle weight limit, and are quoted in U.S. dollars 2 National average is based on rates received from various States, but not every State is represented. *Current and future truck use indices are based on comparison to the same quarter last year.Note: NA = not available because of low or no response rate.Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service.
Figure 1. U.S. Grain Truck Market, 2nd quarter 2020
Average rate: $2.82Availability index: 4.00Fuel price: $2.21
Average rate: $3.56 Availability index: 1.50Fuel price: $2.53
Average rate1: $2.75 Availability index: 2.50Fuel price: $2.28
Average rate: $5.16Availability index: 3.00Fuel price: $2.39
Average rate: $3.72Availability index: 2.00Fuel price: $2.94
1 Average rate per loaded mile, based on truck rates for trips of 25, 100, and 200 miles. Note: Fuel prices are a quarterly average (unit per gallon). Source: Fuel price data are from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, and availability index data are from USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service.
Truck advisory presents overall situation of grain truck transportation market including national and regional truck rates, truck availability, truck usage and diesel fuel prices.
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truck use
Current truck use 1 = Much lower to 5 = Much higher
Future truck use 1 = Much lower to 5 = Much higher
2019 1st qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr. 4th qtr. 1st qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr. 4th qtr.National 3.40 3.04 3.45 3.40 3.60 3.41 2.92 3.30North Central 3.20 2.88 3.57 3.40 3.30 3.53 2.33 3.30East NA 3.67 NA NA NA 2.67 NA NASouth Central 3.80 3.25 3.50 3.50 4.00 3.50 2.33 3.50West NA 3.00 3.00 3.00 NA 3.50 3.50 3.00Rocky Mountain NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020 1st qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr. 4th qtr. 1st. qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr. 4th qtr.National 3.20 3.50 2.80 3.36North Central 3.30 3.50 2.80 3.38East NA NA NA NASouth Central 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00West 3.00 3.00 2.50 3.00Rocky Mountain NA 3.50 NA 3.00
*Current and future truck use indices are based on comparison to the same quarter last year. Note: qtr. = quarter; NA = not available. Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service.
Table 2. Regional truck use index*
Figure 2. National truck usage, 2nd quarter 2020
Note: Q = quarter; Nat. = national; avg. = average; N. = north; S. = south; NA = not available. Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service.
2nd quarter 2020 % change from: Nat. avg. N. Central S. Central West EastLast quarter 0 -7 135 -43 NALast year 22 -20 0 -33 -44
truck availability
The truck availability index tracks the trends in perceived ease of hiring a truck as reported by grain elevators.
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Table 4. Average grain truck rates for short and long hauls, 2nd quarter 2020
Region($/mile per truckload)
% change fromLast qtr. Same qtr. last year
25 miles 100 miles 200 miles 25 miles 100 miles 200 miles 25 miles 100 miles 200 miles
National average 4.14 2.50 2.09 -9.2% -20.4% -23.4% -1.4% -10.7% -18.4%North Central 3.82 2.42 2.00 -17.1% -9.4% -32.0% -12.6% -11.7% -24.0%East 3.56 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NASouth Central 3.20 2.97 2.30 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -10.1% 15.1% 13.9%West 3.72 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NARocky Mountain 5.16 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Note: qtr. = quarter; NA = not available.Rates are based on trucks with 80,000-pound (lb) gross vehicle weight limit.Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service.
Figure 4. National average truck rates by trip distance
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Related WebsitesRelated Websites
• Grain Transportation Report• Mexico Transport Cost Indicator Report• Brazil Soybean Transportation Indicator• Agricultural Refrigerated Truck Quarterly
Preferred Citation:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Grain Truck and Ocean Rate Advisory. August 2020. Web. <http://dx.doi.org/10.9752/TS265.08-2020>
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