# 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.

Check the [**DAT Freight Talk blog**](https://www.dat.com/blog) for regular updates on market conditions, regulations and industry trends.

# 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](https://www.dat.com/freight-rates).

## About Market Rates

## National Averages

Rates are market averages derived from [DAT RateView™](https://www.dat.com/freight-rates), 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
    }
    ]
    }