Kern, CA to Atlanta
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Kern District, California to Atlanta, week by week, from USDA’s National Truck Rate Report. The lane is out of season right now; it was last quoted the week of Jan 6, 2025, at $5,300–6,600 a load.
- Last quoted
- Jan 6, 2025
- Range
- $5,300–6,600
- Mostly
- $5,900–6,500
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 33 of the 193 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Jan 8, 2024) the middle of the range was $5,850; this week’s is +6% against that. Months it has been quoted in: all year.
Rate per mile The last quote, for your trip
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Freight cost per case What the truck adds to each case and pound
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Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Jan 6, 2025
The shaded band runs from the lowest to the highest rate USDA reported each week; the line is the middle of the “mostly” range, or of the full range when USDA gives no “mostly”. Gaps are weeks the lane wasn’t quoted.
Week by week The last 52 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | — | Adequate |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 9, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 25, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 11, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 14, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 7, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $5,300–6,600 | $5,900–6,500 | −2% | Adequate |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 9, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 2, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 26, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 19, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $5,300–7,200 | $5,900–6,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 29, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,800 | +5% | Adequate |
| Jul 22, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 15, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 8, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 1, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 17, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 10, 2024 | $5,300–7,300 | $5,900–6,200 | −5% | Adequate |
| Jun 3, 2024 | $5,200–7,400 | $6,200–6,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 27, 2024 | $5,200–7,400 | $6,200–6,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 20, 2024 | $5,200–7,400 | $6,200–6,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 13, 2024 | $5,200–7,400 | $6,200–6,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 6, 2024 | $5,200–7,400 | $6,200–6,600 | +2% | Adequate |
| Apr 29, 2024 | $5,000–7,400 | $6,000–6,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 22, 2024 | $5,000–7,400 | $6,000–6,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 15, 2024 | $5,000–7,400 | $6,000–6,600 | +3% | Adequate |
| Apr 8, 2024 | $4,800–7,400 | $5,800–6,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 1, 2024 | $4,800–7,400 | $5,800–6,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 25, 2024 | $4,800–7,400 | $5,800–6,400 | +3% | Adequate |
| Mar 18, 2024 | $4,600–7,400 | $5,600–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 11, 2024 | $4,500–7,400 | $5,600–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 4, 2024 | $4,400–7,400 | $5,600–6,200 | +1% | Adequate |
| Feb 26, 2024 | $4,400–7,400 | $5,500–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 19, 2024 | $4,400–7,400 | $5,500–6,200 | −1% | Adequate |
| Feb 12, 2024 | $4,600–7,400 | $5,600–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $4,600–7,400 | $5,600–6,200 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jan 29, 2024 | $4,800–7,600 | $5,800–6,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 22, 2024 | $4,800–7,600 | $5,800–6,400 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jan 15, 2024 | $5,000–7,800 | $6,000–6,600 | +8% | Adequate |
| Jan 8, 2024 | $4,800–7,400 | $5,500–6,200 | 0% | Adequate |
Into Atlanta this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Florida, statewide | $1,000–1,200 |
| Georgia | $1,200–1,400 |
| South Texas | $3,800–4,800 |
| Nogales, AZ | $6,500–6,800 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $7,920–8,470 |
| South & Central CA | $8,100–9,300 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $8,770–9,185 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $9,700–11,100 |
From Kern, CA this week Cheapest first
| To | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $7,460–7,980 | +6% |
| Baltimore | $9,800–10,380 | −1% |
| Philadelphia | $10,000–10,400 | 0% |
| New York | $11,995–12,565 | 0% |
About these numbers
Rates are USDA’s, for a full load in a 48 to 53 foot refrigerated trailer, broker fees included, as reported in the Specialty Crops National Truck Rate Report. The range is the lowest to highest rate reported that week; “mostly” is where most loads moved. USDA names this shipping area “KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA”. The latest report was published Oct 28, 2026; the next is due Wed, Nov 4, 2026.
The rate sheet has every lane for this week, how the data is collected, and the whole history as a CSV download. Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Market News.