Inland Cost Monitoring – May 2018
2018-05-30
For April 2018, the CASS Index, which is being used to monitor and evaluate U.S. Inland rates monthly, reflected an average of 134.8 for Truckload and 141.9 for Intermodal (rail). As a result, tariff and contract Intermodal (rail) rates will not change. The CASS Indexes can be found here.
For the same period, the Department of Energy’s retail on-highway diesel prices all types index monthly average, which is being used to determine the Intermodal Fuel Charge, was $3.096. Therefore, the Intermodal Fuel Percentage will be increased from 23% to 24.5%, effective July 1, 2018. The requirements and index history are available here.
The next review is set for June 2018 after which an appropriate adjustment will be made if necessary.