Kern, CA to Miami
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Kern District, California to Miami, 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 Aug 2, 2021, at $10,200–11,900 a load.
- Last quoted
- Aug 2, 2021
- Range
- $10,200–11,900
- Mostly
- $11,100–11,700
- Change
- −1%
- Trucks
- Slight Shortage
How the last quote compared · About average
Higher than 10 of the 15 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
Months it has been quoted in: April to August.
Rate per mile The last quote, for your trip
Enter the trip’s miles to turn the $10,200–11,900 rate into dollars per mile.
Freight cost per case What the truck adds to each case and pound
Enter how many cases fill the truck to spread the $10,200–11,900 rate across them.
Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Aug 2, 2021
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 16 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2021 | $10,200–11,900 | $11,100–11,700 | −1% | Slight Shortage |
| Jul 26, 2021 | $10,200–11,900 | $11,100–11,900 | −2% | Slight Shortage |
| Jul 19, 2021 | $10,500–12,200 | $11,300–12,100 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jul 12, 2021 | $10,600–12,100 | $11,300–12,000 | — | Slight Shortage |
| Jul 5, 2021 | $10,600–12,000 | $11,300–11,900 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jun 28, 2021 | $10,600–12,000 | $11,400–11,800 | +3% | Slight Shortage |
| Jun 21, 2021 | $10,600–12,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $10,500–12,000 | — | −1% | Slight Shortage |
| Jun 7, 2021 | $10,600–12,100 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| May 31, 2021 | $10,700–11,900 | — | +1% | Slight Shortage |
| May 24, 2021 | $10,700–11,700 | — | +1% | Slight Shortage |
| May 17, 2021 | $10,600–11,600 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| May 10, 2021 | $10,800–11,500 | — | +10% | Shortage |
| May 3, 2021 | $9,800–10,500 | — | +4% | Shortage |
| Apr 26, 2021 | $9,400–10,100 | — | +3% | Shortage |
| Apr 19, 2021 | $9,100–9,800 | — | +2% | Shortage |
Into Miami this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| South Texas | $5,800–6,200 |
| South & Central CA | $9,900–11,300 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $10,695–11,090 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $10,865–11,500 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $11,800–14,000 |
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.