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Where trucks haul the most freight, and what a lane costs you

The largest truck flow between two states in the file is PA to NJ: 25.9 million tons, worth $43.9 billion. Freight moves in both directions rarely in equal weight. The calculator below turns a state pair and your own cost figures into the cost of the trip.

Historical dataFAF6 2022 flows (file dated Oct 8, 2026) and EIA diesel weekly seriesData period: FAF flows are year 2022; diesel is the week of Oct 5, 2026Retrieved Oct 8, 2026, 00:00 UTCretrieved Oct 8, 2026

Read this first

Flows are modeled annual totals for 2022, not this month and not a rate. A big flow does not mean good pay, and a small one does not mean bad pay. The file holds only the 200 largest state-to-state truck flows, so a state missing from the map may still move a lot of freight in smaller flows. Miles are an estimate: straight-line distance between state center points times a road factor you can change.

State freight weight in the 200 largest flows

Tonnage into and out of each state inside this list. Click a state.

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaHawaiiIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode Island
  • 5.3 Mt to 22.1 Mt (10 states)
  • 24.1 Mt to 42.4 Mt (9 states)
  • 43.1 Mt to 68.1 Mt (10 states)
  • 74.7 Mt to 110.2 Mt (9 states)
  • 111.8 Mt to 217.2 Mt (9 states)
  • No data
Click or hover a state to read its value. Keyboard and screen reader users: the table has every value.

Which direction is heavier?

Where both directions of a pair are in the file, the heavier direction is the one more trucks load for. The lighter direction is where a truck is more likely to come back with less to carry. Context only, not a load board.

Two-way balance of the 200 largest flows
Heavier directionThousand tonsReverse thousand tonsRatioReverse direction
ID to UT14,2915,1142.79UT to ID
CA to TX13,6815,1592.65TX to CA
CA to NV10,7364,1092.61NV to CA
NY to MA11,8934,7252.52MA to NY
PA to MD22,5849,2942.43MD to PA
NE to IA17,5278,7242.01IA to NE
WI to IA8,7284,3831.99IA to WI
CA to AZ15,9328,3831.90AZ to CA
VA to PA10,3335,5181.87PA to VA
CA to WA7,3113,9141.87WA to CA
KS to OK10,0365,3761.87OK to KS
UT to NV8,6684,6921.85NV to UT
NE to KS8,7914,9321.78KS to NE
MN to IA15,8209,0371.75IA to MN
IN to KY11,1406,4121.74KY to IN
IL to IA17,51810,2601.71IA to IL
CT to MA9,9875,9681.67MA to CT
KS to MO17,28710,4621.65MO to KS
NY to OH5,2113,2461.61OH to NY
OH to TX5,0043,1311.60TX to OH
OH to IL9,6696,1001.58IL to OH
PA to WV8,7775,5571.58WV to PA
SD to IA5,0773,2361.57IA to SD
MN to WI19,16013,0301.47WI to MN
MO to AR8,9576,1401.46AR to MO
IN to OH21,21015,3511.38OH to IN
OR to WA17,93013,2281.36WA to OR
MI to OH18,66513,7991.35OH to MI
CA to OH4,0503,0081.35OH to CA
TX to NM4,6103,4301.34NM to TX
GA to AL12,8979,6901.33AL to GA
GA to SC9,9207,5551.31SC to GA
IL to MO14,04010,7741.30MO to IL
VA to MD14,38611,0941.30MD to VA
CT to NY6,5795,0801.29NY to CT
GA to TX4,3663,3851.29TX to GA
OR to CA6,6945,2481.28CA to OR
MS to AL7,5235,9901.26AL to MS
MA to NH8,6756,9161.25NH to MA
OK to TX20,29516,2011.25TX to OK
ND to MN10,0038,0651.24MN to ND
NJ to NY21,30917,4021.22NY to NJ
AR to OK4,5393,7491.21OK to AR
PA to NJ25,91021,5441.20NJ to PA
KY to TN10,8049,0191.20TN to KY
IA to MO6,6335,5611.19MO to IA
WV to OH4,1393,5041.18OH to WV
IN to IL21,19818,0721.17IL to IN
IN to MI16,86514,6441.15MI to IN
SC to NC13,42311,6641.15NC to SC
TX to LA11,97010,4591.14LA to TX
IL to WI25,04821,8971.14WI to IL
KY to OH8,6647,5831.14OH to KY
IN to WI4,3693,8561.13WI to IN
MA to RI3,4443,0421.13RI to MA
MN to IL3,5683,1521.13IL to MN
NC to FL3,4033,0061.13FL to NC
IL to KY4,9594,4221.12KY to IL
NC to PA3,4293,0691.12PA to NC
MN to SD5,7135,1681.11SD to MN
FL to AL6,8156,1891.10AL to FL
CO to WY3,7043,4321.08WY to CO
FL to GA12,80211,9841.07GA to FL
LA to MS4,9844,6931.06MS to LA
AL to TN6,9806,6361.05TN to AL
OH to PA14,00213,3651.05PA to OH
SC to FL3,3683,2161.05FL to SC
PA to NY16,95516,3381.04NY to PA
GA to NC7,4187,1721.03NC to GA
NC to VA13,36712,9271.03VA to NC
MS to TN4,0603,9341.03TN to MS
IA to KS3,6373,5331.03KS to IA
AR to TX8,0707,8901.02TX to AR
GA to TN7,2547,1061.02TN to GA
WI to MI5,6105,5341.01MI to WI
NE to CO3,2823,2441.01CO to NE
TX to FL3,3643,3401.01FL to TX
IL to MI8,3788,3221.01MI to IL

The 200 largest flows

Sort any column. Fuel cost assumes 6.5 miles per gallon and a 1.2 road factor, both changeable in the calculator below.

Largest state-to-state truck freight flows, 2022
RankFlowThousand tonsMillion dollarsDollars per tonEst. road milesOrigin diesel $/galEst. fuel per trip
1PA to NJ25,91043,932$1,696210$6.485$210
2IL to WI25,04846,562$1,859377$6.286$364
3PA to MD22,58422,012$975178$6.485$177
4WI to IL21,89738,797$1,772377$6.286$364
5NJ to PA21,54443,851$2,035210$6.485$210
6NJ to NY21,30970,324$3,300240$6.485$239
7IN to OH21,21035,279$1,663230$6.286$223
8IN to IL21,19841,041$1,936182$6.286$176
9OK to TX20,29529,037$1,431366$6.286$354
10MN to WI19,16025,971$1,355296$6.286$287
11MI to OH18,66531,587$1,692409$6.286$396
12IL to IN18,07238,145$2,111182$6.286$176
13OR to WA17,93055,680$3,105284$7.229$316
14NE to IA17,52712,068$689392$6.286$379
15IL to IA17,51820,150$1,150317$6.286$306
16NY to NJ17,40245,055$2,589240$6.485$239
17KS to MO17,28725,595$1,481385$6.286$373
18PA to NY16,95539,859$2,351216$6.485$216
19IN to MI16,86545,351$2,689412$6.286$398
20NY to PA16,33824,776$1,516216$6.485$216
21TX to OK16,20129,045$1,793366$5.819$328
22CA to AZ15,93238,380$2,409589$8.082$733
23MN to IA15,82015,893$1,005354$6.286$342
24OH to IN15,35137,352$2,433230$6.286$223
25MI to IN14,64428,216$1,927412$6.286$398
26VA to MD14,38622,646$1,574175$5.699$154
27ID to UT14,2918,200$574454$6.267$437
28IL to MO14,04020,871$1,487257$6.286$248
29OH to PA14,00236,373$2,598310$6.286$299
30OH to MI13,79933,774$2,448409$6.286$396
31CA to TX13,68135,347$2,5841,465$8.082$1,822
32SC to NC13,42321,222$1,581181$5.699$159
33NC to VA13,36724,404$1,826167$5.699$146
34PA to OH13,36547,777$3,575310$6.485$309
35WA to OR13,22829,957$2,265284$7.229$316
36WI to MN13,03019,601$1,504296$6.286$287
37VA to NC12,92722,481$1,739167$5.699$146
38GA to AL12,89719,763$1,532239$5.699$209
39FL to GA12,80221,766$1,700358$5.699$314
40GA to FL11,98433,229$2,773358$5.699$314
41TX to LA11,97039,834$3,328548$5.819$491
42NY to MA11,89320,260$1,703258$6.485$257
43NC to SC11,66423,072$1,978181$5.699$159
44IN to KY11,14016,163$1,451206$6.286$200
45MD to VA11,09421,464$1,935175$6.485$175
46KY to TN10,80417,861$1,653156$6.286$151
47MO to IL10,77421,391$1,985257$6.286$248
48CA to NV10,73629,637$2,761263$8.082$327
49MO to KS10,46216,008$1,530385$6.286$373
50LA to TX10,45912,943$1,237548$5.819$491
51CA to IL10,42123,780$2,2821,975$8.082$2,456
52VA to PA10,33311,448$1,108286$5.699$250
53IA to IL10,26015,442$1,505317$6.286$306
54KS to OK10,0369,804$977248$6.286$240
55ND to MN10,00310,856$1,085367$6.286$355
56CT to MA9,98718,022$1,80591$6.476$91
57GA to SC9,92027,754$2,798206$5.699$181
58AL to GA9,69027,982$2,888239$5.819$214
59OH to IL9,66923,018$2,381408$6.286$395
60MD to PA9,29417,053$1,835178$6.485$177
61IA to MN9,0379,871$1,092354$6.286$342
62TN to KY9,01916,785$1,861156$6.286$151
63MO to AR8,95710,942$1,222287$6.286$277
64NE to KS8,7917,646$870269$6.286$260
65PA to WV8,7779,653$1,100258$6.485$257
66WI to IA8,7289,784$1,121312$6.286$302
67IA to NE8,7249,466$1,085392$6.286$379
68MA to NH8,67520,757$2,393126$6.476$126
69UT to NV8,6688,804$1,016318$6.267$307
70KY to OH8,66426,220$3,027292$6.286$282
71VA to GA8,6328,636$1,001518$5.699$455
72AZ to CA8,38322,166$2,644589$7.229$655
73IL to MI8,37824,628$2,940448$6.286$433
74MI to IL8,32220,716$2,489448$6.286$433
75IN to PA8,29410,659$1,285541$6.286$523
76AR to TX8,07014,393$1,784554$5.819$496
77MN to ND8,06510,250$1,271367$6.286$355
78TX to AR7,89013,434$1,703554$5.819$496
79OH to KY7,58324,907$3,284292$6.286$282
80SC to GA7,55515,194$2,011206$5.699$181
81MS to AL7,5238,961$1,191197$5.819$176
82GA to NC7,41825,617$3,453380$5.699$334
83CA to WA7,31120,267$2,772852$8.082$1,059
84GA to TN7,25420,307$2,799335$5.699$294
85NC to GA7,17217,379$2,423380$5.699$334
86TN to GA7,10616,534$2,327335$6.286$324
87DE to PA7,09910,837$1,527218$6.485$218
88AL to TN6,98012,654$1,813260$5.819$233
89NH to MA6,9169,884$1,429126$6.476$126
90FL to AL6,81510,165$1,492474$5.699$416
91VA to OH6,7527,209$1,068354$5.699$310
92OR to CA6,69431,239$4,666569$7.229$633
93TN to AL6,63610,002$1,507260$6.286$252
94IA to MO6,6339,319$1,405316$6.286$305
95CT to NY6,57916,159$2,456206$6.476$206
96ME to NH6,4843,816$589224$6.476$224
97KY to IN6,41216,075$2,507206$6.286$200
98AL to FL6,18910,088$1,630474$5.819$424
99AR to MO6,1407,492$1,220287$5.819$257
100IL to OH6,10022,040$3,613408$6.286$395
101MO to OK6,0734,730$779404$6.286$391
102AL to MS5,99010,062$1,680197$5.819$176
103MA to CT5,96816,112$2,70091$6.476$91
104MN to SD5,7137,378$1,291384$6.286$371
105WI to MI5,61010,648$1,898239$6.286$231
106MO to IA5,5617,471$1,344316$6.286$305
107WV to PA5,5575,453$981258$5.699$226
108TN to NV5,550839$1511,999$6.286$1,933
109MI to WI5,53410,128$1,830239$6.286$231
110PA to VA5,51814,243$2,581286$6.485$285
111OK to KS5,3767,058$1,313248$6.286$240
112MT to WY5,3223,442$647360$6.267$347
113CA to OR5,24815,922$3,034569$8.082$707
114NY to OH5,2119,223$1,770487$6.485$486
115SD to MN5,1684,199$812384$6.286$371
116TX to CA5,15920,873$4,0461,465$5.819$1,312
117UT to ID5,11420,158$3,942454$6.267$437
118NY to CT5,08011,034$2,172206$6.485$206
119SD to IA5,0775,932$1,169452$6.286$438
120OH to TX5,00420,602$4,1171,336$6.286$1,292
121LA to MS4,9845,254$1,054214$5.819$191
122IL to KY4,9598,527$1,720328$6.286$317
123SD to NE4,9323,648$740242$6.286$234
124KS to NE4,9327,299$1,480269$6.286$260
125CA to NC4,92510,996$2,2332,683$8.082$3,336
126ME to MA4,8394,052$837318$6.476$317
127MA to NY4,72510,025$2,122258$6.476$257
128MO to TX4,71412,636$2,681737$6.286$713
129MS to LA4,6937,770$1,656214$5.819$191
130NV to UT4,6929,808$2,090318$7.229$354
131CA to FL4,68423,383$4,9922,665$8.082$3,314
132TX to NM4,6109,119$1,978538$5.819$481
133AR to OK4,5395,812$1,281347$5.819$310
134KY to IL4,42212,054$2,726328$6.286$317
135IA to WI4,3837,192$1,641312$6.286$302
136IN to WI4,36914,055$3,217444$6.286$429
137GA to TX4,36620,896$4,7861,118$5.699$981
138TN to PA4,2165,496$1,304694$6.286$671
139KY to MO4,1904,702$1,122473$6.286$457
140AR to TN4,1746,114$1,465420$5.819$376
141WV to OH4,1393,836$927198$5.699$174
142IL to TX4,13219,334$4,679989$6.286$956
143UT to CA4,11711,553$2,806546$6.267$526
144NV to CA4,10912,470$3,035263$7.229$292
145KS to TX4,0778,870$2,175589$6.286$570
146MS to TN4,0606,881$1,695347$5.819$310
147CA to OH4,0509,174$2,2652,380$8.082$2,959
148KY to PA4,0145,931$1,478554$6.286$536
149TN to MS3,93414,172$3,602347$6.286$335
150WA to CA3,91411,731$2,998852$7.229$948
151TN to NC3,87211,223$2,898487$6.286$471
152WI to IN3,8569,360$2,428444$6.286$429
153AZ to NM3,8209,976$2,612376$7.229$418
154IN to TX3,78815,651$4,1321,120$6.286$1,083
155OK to AR3,7495,228$1,394347$6.286$335
156CO to WY3,7046,338$1,711353$6.267$340
157CA to PA3,65214,664$4,0162,681$8.082$3,333
158IA to KS3,6376,306$1,734428$6.286$414
159NC to TX3,63716,332$4,4911,432$5.699$1,255
160TX to CO3,6037,960$2,209755$5.819$676
161PA to MA3,57610,069$2,816407$6.485$406
162MN to IL3,56811,201$3,140599$6.286$579
163IN to MO3,5588,937$2,512416$6.286$403
164OH to NC3,55610,225$2,875467$6.286$451
165KS to IA3,5334,513$1,277428$6.286$414
166OH to WV3,5049,207$2,627198$6.286$191
167MI to KY3,49715,006$4,291606$6.286$586
168ND to WI3,4532,669$773660$6.286$638
169MA to RI3,4447,676$2,22847$6.476$47
170WY to CO3,4323,449$1,005353$6.267$340
171NM to TX3,4306,704$1,955538$5.819$481
172NC to PA3,42910,196$2,974452$5.699$397
173NC to FL3,40328,896$8,491638$5.699$560
174TX to GA3,38510,933$3,2301,118$5.819$1,001
175SC to FL3,3689,740$2,892469$5.699$411
176TX to FL3,36420,604$6,1241,230$5.819$1,101
177FL to TX3,34012,881$3,8561,230$5.699$1,078
178NJ to CT3,29115,700$4,771172$6.485$171
179NE to CO3,2822,645$806418$6.286$404
180AL to PA3,2552,300$707902$5.819$808
181OH to NY3,24610,078$3,105487$6.286$471
182CO to NE3,2443,510$1,082418$6.267$403
183VA to WV3,2413,420$1,055158$5.699$139
184IA to SD3,2364,052$1,252452$6.286$438
185FL to SC3,2168,017$2,493469$5.699$411
186PA to TX3,20514,916$4,6541,631$6.485$1,627
187FL to PA3,1855,415$1,7001,085$5.699$951
188MS to TX3,1828,354$2,625684$5.819$612
189MS to AR3,1723,384$1,067265$5.819$237
190IL to MN3,15211,354$3,603599$6.286$579
191TX to OH3,13111,251$3,5931,336$5.819$1,196
192TN to TX3,12916,715$5,341964$6.286$932
193MD to NJ3,1208,495$2,723161$6.485$160
194PA to NC3,06910,464$3,410452$6.485$451
195RI to MA3,0425,089$1,67347$6.476$47
196ME to NY3,0251,749$578461$6.476$459
197IN to MN3,02110,174$3,367715$6.286$692
198OH to CA3,00813,822$4,5952,380$6.286$2,301
199FL to NC3,0068,744$2,909638$5.699$560
200MD to DE3,0064,202$1,39879$6.485$79

Dollars per ton is the file's value divided by its tonnage. It shows how valuable the freight is, not what a carrier is paid. Origin diesel is the EIA regional weekly retail average for the origin state's region (California has its own price). Regional, not a state or station price. Est. road miles = straight-line miles between the state center points published by the Census Bureau, times 1.2. Neighboring states with center points close together will show short distances: use your own miles for those.

What this number means

  • Thousand tons and million dollars are modeled 2022 annual truck flows between the two states. Compare lanes to each other, do not read them as this month's volume.
  • Dollars per ton separates bulk freight from high-value freight. It tells you what kind of freight dominates a lane, which helps you think about equipment and insurance.
  • Two-way balance: in the file, ID to UT carries 2.8 times the tons of the reverse direction. Imbalanced pairs are where backhauls tend to be harder.
  • The fuel line is the part of a lane you can price with public data. The rest depends on your own costs.

What to do about it

  • Pick the lanes you run most. Enter your own loaded miles, miles per gallon and non-fuel cost per mile in the calculator.
  • Look at the deadhead share. If one direction is much lighter in the table, check whether your return legs match.
  • Compare the cost per loaded mile with the rate you are quoted. Use the minimum rate tool for the full check.
  • See what a 25-cent move in diesel does to the same trip. The last line of the calculator shows it.

The real cost of one lane

Pick one of the 200 flows. Diesel starts from the EIA regional average for the origin. Everything else is yours.

Rank in the file is shown in brackets.
Leave blank to use the EIA regional average for the origin.
Driver, maintenance, tires, insurance, payments. Excluding fuel. From your own books.
Deadhead share on this lane.
Default 1.2, an assumption.
Overrides the estimate.

Cost to run one loaded trip

Cost per loaded mile
Loaded miles used
Fuel per mile
Origin region diesel
If diesel rises 25 cents
Freight value, 2022 file

Formula: loaded miles / (1 - empty share) x (diesel / mpg + other cost per mile). The "if diesel rises" line shows the added cost of 25 cents per gallon on the same trip. The default 6.5 mpg, $1.50 and 15% are placeholders for you to replace, not industry figures.

Diesel over the last 104 weeks, live from the EIA API

Weekly U.S. retail diesel and three regions from the EIA API, newest week Oct 5, 2026. The table lists every area with its 104-week range.

3.003.504.004.505.005.506.006.507.007.508.008.502024-10-142025-10-132026-10-05California 8.08PADD 2 6.29U.S. average 6.20PADD 3 5.82
EIA weekly retail diesel by area, week of 2026-10-05, change and 104-week range
AreaWeek of 2026-10-05vs 4 weeks agovs 52 weeks ago104-week low104-week high
U.S.$6.199+0.232+2.488$3.451 (2025-06-02)$6.529 (2026-09-21)
PADD 1 East Coast$5.951+0.207+2.216$3.517 (2025-06-02)$6.268 (2026-09-21)
PADD 1A New England$6.476+0.486+2.518$3.747 (2024-11-11)$6.517 (2026-09-21)
PADD 1B Central Atlantic$6.485+0.434+2.599$3.750 (2024-12-09)$6.546 (2026-09-21)
PADD 1C Lower Atlantic$5.699+0.094+2.043$3.384 (2025-06-02)$6.139 (2026-09-21)
PADD 2 Midwest$6.286+0.340+2.616$3.365 (2026-01-12)$6.680 (2026-09-21)
PADD 3 Gulf Coast$5.819+0.065+2.455$3.097 (2025-06-02)$6.177 (2026-09-21)
PADD 4 Rocky Mountain$6.267+0.462+2.596$3.185 (2026-01-12)$6.407 (2026-09-28)
PADD 5 West Coast$7.229+0.242+2.730$4.079 (2024-12-23)$7.456 (2026-09-21)
California$8.082+0.318+3.111$4.576 (2024-12-30)$8.246 (2026-09-21)

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, API v2 (petroleum/pri/gnd, No. 2 diesel retail, weekly). Data through the week of Oct 5, 2026, 104 weeks, retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 12:03 UTC. Weekly pump average, nominal dollars, regional, not a fuel-card price and not a freight rate. eia.gov/opendata ยท eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel

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