Trendlines National Reefer Rates

National Reefer Rates

{ "west": 3.56, "southeast": 3.36, "northeast": 2.74, "midwest": 3.57, "southwest": 3.51 }

The map above shows the previous week’s average outbound reefer rate for each region.

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Reefer Rates

Reefer Rates

Spot Rates Contract Rates

Spot

Contract

{ "spot": [ { "date": "2025-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.41 }, { "date": "2025-08-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.41 }, { "date": "2025-09-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.44 }, { "date": "2025-10-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.4899999999999998 }, { "date": "2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.54 }, { "date": "2025-12-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.71 }, { "date": "2026-01-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.81 }, { "date": "2026-02-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.87 }, { "date": "2026-03-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.98 }, { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.12 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.36 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.4 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.44 } ], "contract": [ { "date": "2025-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.77 }, { "date": "2025-08-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.74 }, { "date": "2025-09-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.77 }, { "date": "2025-10-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.77 }, { "date": "2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.8099999999999996 }, { "date": "2025-12-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.79 }, { "date": "2026-01-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.81 }, { "date": "2026-02-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.8800000000000003 }, { "date": "2026-03-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.1 }, { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.22 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.29 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.25 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.3 } ] }

The chart above depicts national average rates (including fuel surcharges) in the past 13 months, derived from DAT RateView.

About Market Rates

National Averages

Rates are market averages derived from DAT RateView™, an innovative service that provides real-time reports on prevailing spot market and contract rates, as well as historical rate and capacity trends. RateView's comprehensive database is comprised of $1 trillion in freight invoices for any lane.

Reefer Spot Reefer Contract

Spot

Contract

{ "spot": [ { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.12 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.36 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.4 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.44 } ], "contract": [ { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.22 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.29 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.25 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.3 } ] }