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Seattle, WA to Boise, ID trucking rate per mile

Live-fuel-adjusted spot-rate benchmark for reefer loads, with a break-even floor that updates with EIA diesel.

Spot-rate benchmark

What to quote: Seattle, WABoise, ID

Directional estimate adjusted for trailer, lane length, deadhead risk, origin state, and today's diesel. Not real-time market data — use as a sanity check.

Low
$2.57/mi
≈ $1,489
Mid
$2.77/mi
≈ $1,605
High
$3.07/mi
≈ $1,779
Break-even floor: $1.85/total mile
At baseline diesel and 6.5 MPG, anything below this loses money on 580 total miles (495 loaded + 85 deadhead).
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  • Base (reefer)$2.40
  • Deadhead risk (High)$0.20
  • Origin state premium$0.17
  • Fuel vs $3.50 baseline+$0.00
  • Mid estimate$2.77/mi
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How this estimate works

We don't resell DAT/Truckstop data. The number above is a directional benchmark built from the trailer base rate, lane length, deadhead risk on this corridor, origin-state cost pressure, and today's EIA national diesel average. Use it as a sanity check on a broker offer — not as a market quote.

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