Vidalia, GA to Chicago
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Vidalia, Georgia to Chicago, 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 Sep 21, 2026, at $2,400–3,200 a load.
- Last quoted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Range
- $2,400–3,200
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · About average
Higher than 42 of the 107 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Sep 22, 2025) the middle of the range was $2,200; this week’s is +27% against that. Over the last 52 weeks the lane was quoted 22 times, averaging $3,305 at the middle, from a low of $2,400 to a high of $4,500. Months it has been quoted in: April to November.
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 26, 2021 to Sep 21, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $2,400–3,200 | — | — | Adequate |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $2,400–3,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 7, 2026 | $2,400–3,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $2,400–3,200 | — | −3% | Adequate |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $2,600–3,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $2,600–3,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $2,600–3,200 | — | −15% | Adequate |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $3,200–3,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $3,200–3,600 | — | −8% | Adequate |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $3,200–4,200 | — | −4% | Adequate |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $3,200–4,500 | — | +7% | Adequate |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $3,200–4,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $3,200–4,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $3,200–4,000 | — | +1% | Adequate |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $3,200–3,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $3,200–3,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $3,200–3,900 | — | +3% | Adequate |
| May 25, 2026 | $3,200–3,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| May 18, 2026 | $3,200–3,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| May 11, 2026 | $3,200–3,700 | — | +3% | Adequate |
| May 4, 2026 | $3,200–3,500 | — | +5% | Adequate |
| Apr 27, 2026 | — | — | — | Adequate |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $1,900–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $1,900–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 8, 2025 | $1,900–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 1, 2025 | $1,900–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 25, 2025 | $1,900–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $1,900–2,500 | — | −8% | Adequate |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $2,300–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $2,300–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $2,300–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 21, 2025 | $2,300–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 14, 2025 | $2,300–2,500 | — | −8% | Adequate |
| Jul 7, 2025 | $2,300–2,900 | — | −16% | Adequate |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $2,900–3,300 | — | +7% | Adequate |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $2,880–2,900 | — | — | Adequate |
| Nov 4, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 28, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 21, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 14, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 7, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 30, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 23, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 16, 2024 | — | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 9, 2024 | — | — | −11% | Adequate |
| Sep 2, 2024 | $2,000–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 26, 2024 | $2,000–2,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 19, 2024 | $2,000–2,500 | — | −13% | Adequate |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $2,500–2,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $2,500–2,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 29, 2024 | $2,500–2,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 22, 2024 | $2,500–2,700 | — | −4% | Adequate |
Into Chicago this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Florida, statewide | $2,150–2,350 |
| Georgia | $2,200–2,400 |
| South Texas | $3,600–4,400 |
| Nogales, AZ | $6,200–6,400 |
| Salinas, CA | $6,810–7,130 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $7,280–7,630 |
| Kern, CA | $7,460–7,980 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $7,200–8,800 |
| South & Central CA | $7,825–8,115 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $7,920–8,295 |
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 “VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA”. 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.