TruckerZoom
IMDL Drayage Index

Drayage
Index.

The first operator-sourced intermodal drayage rate benchmark. Rates per mile, rates per container and container volumes across Local, Regional and OTR. Free to read. Updated weekly.

IMDL · $/mile

USD average rate per mile

Aug 25Aug 26 · 13 mo
$1.37$4.00$6.62$9.24$11.87Aug 25Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26
Local
$10.85 15.2%
vs $9.42 at start
Regional
$4.73 12.9%
vs $4.19 at start
OTR
$2.56 5.3%
vs $2.43 at start
IMDL · $/container

USD average rate per container

Aug 25Aug 26 · 13 mo
$273$491$709$926$1,144Aug 25Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26
Local
$397 11.2%
vs $357 at start
Regional
$489 11.1%
vs $440 at start
OTR
$1,060 9.7%
vs $966 at start

IMDL Volumes

Local
Trips up to 80 miles
1,821
APR
1,561
MAY
1,584
JUN
1,744
JUL
1,740
AUG
Regional
Trips from 80 to 160 miles
1,356
APR
1,342
MAY
1,659
JUN
1,358
JUL
1,395
AUG
OTR
Trips over 160 miles
1,760
APR
1,746
MAY
1,964
JUN
1,906
JUL
1,761
AUG

Data source: TruckerZoom, LLC

Note: These graphics represent the monthly number of containers recorded on the platform by TruckerZoom patrons for each category. Local, Regional, and OTR in the intermodal (IMDL) segment.

Methodology

How the index is built.

Source

Every chart is computed from real container moves recorded by TruckerZoom patrons for each category: Local, Regional, and OTR in the intermodal (IMDL) segment.

Segments

Trips are bucketed by distance: Local up to 80 mi, Regional 80 to 160 mi, OTR over 160 mi.

Cadence

The index updates weekly. The interactive view lets you scrub through any custom window in the available history.

Privacy

Numbers are aggregated across the network. No single carrier, broker or shipper is identifiable in published rates.