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

Sep 25 → Sep 26 · 13 mo
$1.36$4.02$6.67$9.32$11.98Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sep 26
Local
$10.95▲ 19.8%
vs $9.14 at start
Regional
$5.03▲ 15.9%
vs $4.34 at start
OTR
$2.58▲ 7.9%
vs $2.39 at start
IMDL · $/container

USD average rate per container

Sep 25 → Sep 26 · 13 mo
$275$492$710$928$1,145Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sep 26
Local
$418▲ 12.7%
vs $371 at start
Regional
$528▲ 16.6%
vs $453 at start
OTR
$1,014▲ 4.0%
vs $975 at start

IMDL Volumes

Local
Trips up to 80 miles
1,561
MAY
1,584
JUN
1,744
JUL
1,741
AUG
1,642
SEP
Regional
Trips from 80 to 160 miles
1,342
MAY
1,659
JUN
1,358
JUL
1,395
AUG
1,370
SEP
OTR
Trips over 160 miles
1,746
MAY
1,964
JUN
1,906
JUL
1,762
AUG
2,112
SEP

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.