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Refrigerated Trucking Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Suppliers provide temperature-controlled trucking services, including truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) chilled and frozen transportation. Suppliers in this market, which includes short-haul and long-haul trucking companies, are also called carriers, and buyers are also called shippers. Typical buyers in this market include agricultural producers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers, cosmetics manufacturers and retailers, and food and beverage manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Refrigerated Trucking Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Refrigerated Trucking Services market in the United States includes Refrigerated Trucking Services, Refrigerated Trucking Support, Frozen Freight Trucking, Chilled Freight Trucking, Multi-Temperature Freight Trucking and Pharmaceutical Refrigerated Trucking. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-4923-Freight transport by road, NACE-49.41-Freight Transport By Road, NAICS-484230-Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance and UNSPSC-78101802-Regional or national trucking services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Refrigerated Trucking Services procurement coverage includes Cold Chain (A temperature-controlled supply chain that relies on thermal and refrigerated packaging as well as logistical planning to protect the integrity of shipments.), Demurrage (Fees for detaining trucks, freight cars or other vehicles during loading or unloading.), Less-than-Truckload (LTL) (Consolidated shipments in a shared truck that contain freight from multiple customers.) and Truckload (TL) (A shipment from a single customer transported in a dedicated truck.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Refrigerated Trucking Services procurement report as suppliers are Arcbest Corporation, Landstar System Inc., Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., Xpo Logistics, Inc. and Stevens Transport.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Refrigerated Trucking Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per mile, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Refrigerated Trucking Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Refrigerated Trucking Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Refrigerated Trucking Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Refrigerated Trucking Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Refrigerated Trucking Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Refrigerated Trucking Services is $2.1 per mile. Prices have declined at a CAGR of -2.78 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Refrigerated Trucking Services market?
The top vendors in the Refrigerated Trucking Services market include Arcbest Corporation, Landstar System Inc., Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., Xpo Logistics, Inc. and Stevens Transport.
What industries supply the Refrigerated Trucking Services market?
The top industries supplying the Refrigerated Trucking Services market are Gasoline & Petroleum Wholesaling in the US, Gasoline & Petroleum Bulk Stations in the US, Tire Wholesaling in the US, Tire Manufacturing in the US, Truck & Bus Manufacturing in the US and Auto Parts Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Refrigerated Trucking Services?
Fragmented market and strong supplier diversity enhance buyer leverage. A dispersed carrier base with many regional cold chain specialists and varied ownership structures limits the ability of any single provider to control pricing. Buyers can run competitive bids, allocate freight across multiple carriers, and use shorter contracts to maintain pricing discipline. High supplier diversity also enables buyers to support DEI objectives by incorporating diverse owned fleets into routing strategies and preferred carrier programs.
What factors affect the price of Refrigerated Trucking Services?
Faster refrigerated trucking services justify premium rates due to higher operational costs and specialized monitoring systems. Expedited deliveries for perishables, like pharmaceuticals and fresh produce, cost more due to strict transit time, temperature compliance, and real-time tracking requirements.
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