TruckerZoom
IMDL Drayage IndexLive · May 2026

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

May 25May 26 · 13 mo
$1.04$4.17$7.31$10.45$13.58May 25Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26
Local
$10.21 15.3%
vs $12.05 at start
Regional
$4.81 5.7%
vs $4.55 at start
OTR
$2.62 16.4%
vs $2.25 at start
IMDL · $/container

USD average rate per container

May 25May 26 · 13 mo
$267$474$680$886$1,093May 25Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26
Local
$403 9.4%
vs $445 at start
Regional
$499 4.0%
vs $480 at start
OTR
$993 2.0%
vs $1,013 at start

IMDL Volumes

Local
Trips up to 80 miles
1,288
JAN
1,221
FEB
1,550
MAR
1,821
APR
1,561
MAY
Regional
Trips from 80 to 160 miles
1,224
JAN
1,320
FEB
1,419
MAR
1,356
APR
1,342
MAY
OTR
Trips over 160 miles
1,185
JAN
1,354
FEB
1,614
MAR
1,760
APR
1,746
MAY

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.