Average freight price per km driven increases and closes December at R$ 6.81, points out Edenred Repom

According to data from the latest analysis of the Edenred Repom Freight Index (IFR), the average price of freight per kilometer driven closed December 2024 to R$ 6.81 in the country, which represents a high of 4.7% compared to November and 7.07% compared to the average recorded in January 2024. (R$ 6.36). 

“As in November, the freight price in the last month of 2024 rose as a result of important economic factors, especially the recent dollar increases, which put pressure on the input costs of the transport sector. The high levels of the basic interest rate (Selic) also play an important role in the increase in freight, as well as the increase in diesel, which according to IPTL (Edenred Ticket Log Price Index), presented the highest average price of 2024 in December”, highlights Vinicios Fernandes, director of Edenred Repom. 

Annual average

Despite the increase in December compared to November, the index also points out that there was a decrease of 12.63% when compared to the average of the values practiced in 2024 (R$ 6.36) to the average of 2023 (R$ 7.28).

“In the course of 2024, freight price was influenced by fuel stability and good performance of industry and construction, while agribusiness was impacted by the fall of commodities and weather events.For the beginning of 2025, the average freight price is expected to continue to rise, driven by economic and fiscal factors and the recovery of agribusiness.”, concludes Fernandes.

IFR is an index of the average freight price and its composition, raised based on the 8 million annual freight and toll voucher transactions administered by Edenred Repom. Edenred Repom, a brand of the Mobility business line of Edenred Brasil, has been specialized for 30 years in the management and payment of expenses for the road freight transport market, leader in the freight payment and toll voucher segment with 8 million annual transactions and more than 1 million truck drivers served throughout Brazil.