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Oxnard, CA to Boston

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Oxnard, 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 12, 2021, at $11,300–12,800 a load.

Last quoted
Jul 12, 2021
Range
$11,300–12,800
Mostly
$12,100–12,800
Trucks
Slight Shortage

How the last quote compared · On the high side

The highest of the 13 weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

Months it has been quoted in: April to July.

Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Jul 12, 2021

$12,800$9,600

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 13 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Jul 12, 2021$11,300–12,800$12,100–12,800—Slight Shortage
Jul 5, 2021$11,300–12,700$12,100–12,7000%Slight Shortage
Jun 28, 2021$11,300–12,600$12,200–12,600+4%Slight Shortage
Jun 21, 2021$11,300–12,600—0%Slight Shortage
Jun 14, 2021$11,200–12,600—+1%Slight Shortage
Jun 7, 2021$11,100–12,500——Slight Shortage
May 31, 2021$11,200–12,300—+1%Slight Shortage
May 24, 2021$11,200–12,100—+1%Slight Shortage
May 17, 2021$11,100–12,000—0%Slight Shortage
May 10, 2021$11,300–11,900—+9%Shortage
May 3, 2021$10,300–10,900—+4%Shortage
Apr 26, 2021$9,900–10,500—+3%Shortage
Apr 19, 2021$9,600–10,200—+2%Shortage

Into Boston this week Cheapest first

FromRange
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 Oxnard, CA this week Cheapest first

ToRangeChange
Philadelphia$10,100–10,5000%
Baltimore$10,270–10,985−2%

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 “OXNARD 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.