A rate per loaded mile flatters itself. Deadhead is what decides whether a load paid, so compare against what you actually drove.
Gathered Oct 10, 2026 from public salary and freight sources. These are not RigTicket figures and are never mixed into the tables above.
2026 averages run $1.80 to $2.50. Oilfield and expedited reach past $2.50.
RigTicket figures are quartiles rather than averages, so one emergency call-out at triple rate cannot drag the number somewhere nobody charges. Middle is the median and half of everyone sits between low and high. Published ranges are listed separately, dated and sourced, and are never mixed into them.
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