Southern California to Boston
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Southern 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 Aug 28, 2023, at $8,200–9,400 a load.
- Last quoted
- Aug 28, 2023
- Range
- $8,200–9,400
- Mostly
- $8,500–9,100
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · About average
Higher than 41 of the 122 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Aug 29, 2022) the middle of the range was $9,400; 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 Aug 28, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2023 | $8,200–9,400 | $8,500–9,100 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $8,200–9,400 | $8,500–9,100 | +5% | Adequate |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $7,800–9,000 | $8,000–8,700 | +4% | Adequate |
| Aug 7, 2023 | $7,500–8,700 | $7,600–8,400 | +3% | Adequate |
| Jul 31, 2023 | $7,200–8,400 | $7,400–8,100 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 24, 2023 | $7,200–8,400 | $7,400–8,100 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 17, 2023 | $7,200–8,400 | $7,400–8,100 | +5% | Adequate |
| Jul 10, 2023 | $6,700–8,000 | $7,000–7,800 | −15% | Adequate |
| Jul 3, 2023 | $8,200–9,300 | $8,400–9,100 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 26, 2023 | $8,200–9,300 | $8,400–9,100 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jun 19, 2023 | $8,500–9,600 | $8,700–9,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 12, 2023 | $8,500–9,600 | $8,700–9,400 | +6% | Adequate |
| Jun 5, 2023 | $7,900–9,200 | $8,200–8,900 | +9% | Adequate |
| May 29, 2023 | $7,300–8,500 | $7,500–8,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 22, 2023 | $7,300–8,500 | $7,500–8,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 15, 2023 | $7,300–8,500 | $7,500–8,200 | +8% | Adequate |
| May 8, 2023 | $6,500–8,000 | $6,700–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 1, 2023 | $6,500–8,000 | $6,700–7,800 | — | Adequate |
| Apr 24, 2023 | $6,500–8,000 | $6,700–7,800 | +4% | Adequate |
| Apr 17, 2023 | $6,300–7,500 | $6,600–7,300 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 10, 2023 | $6,300–7,500 | $6,600–7,300 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 3, 2023 | $6,300–7,500 | $6,600–7,300 | −5% | Adequate |
| Mar 27, 2023 | $6,700–7,900 | $7,000–7,700 | −2% | Adequate |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 13, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 6, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 27, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 20, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | — | Adequate |
| Feb 13, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 6, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 30, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 23, 2023 | $6,900–8,100 | $7,200–7,800 | −6% | Surplus |
| Jan 16, 2023 | $7,400–8,500 | $7,600–8,300 | −1% | Adequate |
| Jan 9, 2023 | $7,400–8,500 | $7,600–8,400 | — | Adequate |
| Jan 2, 2023 | $7,600–8,500 | $7,800–8,400 | +1% | Adequate |
| Dec 26, 2022 | $7,400–8,500 | $7,600–8,400 | −1% | Adequate |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $7,400–8,500 | $7,600–8,500 | −2% | Adequate |
| Dec 12, 2022 | $7,600–8,800 | $7,900–8,600 | −1% | Adequate |
| Dec 5, 2022 | $7,700–9,000 | $8,000–8,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 28, 2022 | $7,700–9,200 | $8,000–8,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 21, 2022 | $7,700–9,200 | $8,000–8,700 | +2% | Adequate |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $7,600–9,100 | $7,900–8,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 7, 2022 | $7,600–9,000 | $7,900–8,500 | −2% | Adequate |
| Oct 31, 2022 | $7,600–9,200 | $8,100–8,700 | −1% | Adequate |
| Oct 24, 2022 | $7,600–9,300 | $8,200–8,800 | — | Adequate |
| Oct 10, 2022 | $8,200–9,400 | $8,600–9,400 | −5% | Adequate |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $9,000–9,700 | $9,300–9,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $9,000–9,700 | $9,300–9,600 | +1% | Adequate |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $9,000–9,700 | $9,300–9,500 | — | Adequate |
| Sep 12, 2022 | $9,000–9,700 | $9,300–9,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 5, 2022 | $9,000–9,700 | $9,300–9,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 29, 2022 | $9,000–9,700 | $9,300–9,500 | — | 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 |
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 “SOUTH 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.