Kern, CA to Boston
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Kern District, California to Boston, 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 Jul 1, 2024, at $7,800–9,200 a load.
- Last quoted
- Jul 1, 2024
- Range
- $7,800–9,200
- Mostly
- $7,800–8,300
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · About average
Higher than 68 of the 167 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Jul 3, 2023) the middle of the range was $7,700; this week’s is +5% 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 Jul 1, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | $7,800–9,200 | $7,800–8,300 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $7,800–9,200 | $7,800–8,300 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 17, 2024 | $7,800–9,200 | $7,800–8,300 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 10, 2024 | $7,800–9,200 | $7,800–8,300 | +1% | Adequate |
| Jun 3, 2024 | $7,800–9,000 | $7,800–8,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 27, 2024 | $7,800–9,000 | $7,800–8,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 20, 2024 | $7,800–9,000 | $7,800–8,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 13, 2024 | $7,800–9,000 | $7,800–8,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 6, 2024 | $7,800–9,000 | $7,800–8,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 29, 2024 | $7,800–9,000 | $7,800–8,200 | +3% | Adequate |
| Apr 22, 2024 | $6,700–8,300 | $7,400–8,200 | +3% | Adequate |
| Apr 15, 2024 | $6,500–8,100 | $7,200–8,000 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 8, 2024 | $6,500–8,100 | $7,200–8,000 | −1% | Adequate |
| Apr 1, 2024 | $6,600–8,400 | $7,300–8,100 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 25, 2024 | $6,600–8,400 | $7,300–8,100 | +5% | Adequate |
| Mar 18, 2024 | $6,200–8,000 | $6,900–7,700 | −1% | Adequate |
| Mar 11, 2024 | $6,200–8,000 | $7,000–7,800 | +9% | Adequate |
| Mar 4, 2024 | $5,800–7,600 | $6,400–7,200 | +1% | Adequate |
| Feb 26, 2024 | $5,500–7,400 | $6,400–7,000 | −6% | Adequate |
| Feb 19, 2024 | $5,500–7,900 | $6,900–7,400 | −4% | Adequate |
| Feb 12, 2024 | $5,800–8,200 | $7,200–7,700 | +1% | Adequate |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $5,800–8,100 | $7,100–7,600 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jan 29, 2024 | $6,000–8,300 | $7,300–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 22, 2024 | $6,000–8,300 | $7,300–7,800 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jan 15, 2024 | $6,200–8,500 | $7,500–8,000 | +5% | Adequate |
| Jan 8, 2024 | $6,000–8,100 | $7,100–7,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 1, 2024 | $6,000–8,100 | $7,100–7,600 | +8% | Adequate |
| Dec 25, 2023 | $5,800–7,600 | $6,600–7,000 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $5,800–7,600 | $6,600–7,000 | +3% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 11, 2023 | $5,800–7,600 | $6,400–6,800 | +5% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $5,800–7,300 | $6,100–6,500 | −5% | Slight Surplus |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $6,200–7,700 | $6,500–6,700 | −12% | Slight Surplus |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $6,200–8,200 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $6,200–8,200 | $7,200–7,800 | +3% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $6,000–8,000 | $7,000–7,600 | +4% | Adequate |
| Oct 30, 2023 | $5,800–7,800 | $6,700–7,300 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Oct 23, 2023 | $5,800–7,800 | $6,700–7,300 | −4% | Slight Surplus |
| Oct 16, 2023 | $6,000–8,000 | $7,000–7,600 | +3% | Slight Surplus |
| Oct 9, 2023 | $5,800–7,800 | $6,800–7,400 | −7% | Adequate |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $6,400–8,400 | $7,300–8,000 | −1% | Adequate |
| Sep 25, 2023 | $6,400–8,400 | $7,400–8,000 | +3% | Adequate |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $6,400–8,200 | $7,200–7,800 | −7% | Slight Surplus |
| Sep 11, 2023 | $7,000–8,800 | $7,800–8,400 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Sep 4, 2023 | $7,000–8,800 | $7,800–8,400 | −2% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 28, 2023 | $7,200–9,000 | $8,000–8,600 | +5% | Adequate |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $7,000–8,600 | $7,600–8,200 | +3% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $6,800–8,400 | $7,400–8,000 | +3% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 7, 2023 | $6,800–8,400 | $7,200–7,800 | −1% | Adequate |
| Jul 31, 2023 | $6,800–8,400 | $7,400–7,800 | −1% | Adequate |
| Jul 24, 2023 | $6,800–8,400 | $7,400–8,000 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 17, 2023 | $6,800–8,400 | $7,400–8,000 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jul 10, 2023 | $7,000–8,600 | $7,600–8,200 | +3% | Adequate |
Into Boston this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $3,500–3,700 |
| Florida, statewide | $3,700–3,900 |
| South Texas | $6,800–7,500 |
| Nogales, AZ | $9,300–9,600 |
| South & Central CA | $10,100–11,500 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $10,840–11,600 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $10,600–14,000 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $11,935–12,375 |
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.