According to data from the latest analysis of the Edenred Repom Freight Index (IFR), the average freight cost per kilometre driven in March was R$ 7,35 no País, what does a slight decrease of 0 represent,54% antes de fevereiro. It is the first decrease in the average price recorded by the IFR since November 2024
Although factors that tend to push up freight costs are observed, how the increase in the freight table floor and the start of the harvest, The IFR observed a slight decline in March. Although the slowdown in the industrial sector has a more significant impact on the manufacturing industry, it is important to note that commodities continue to show positive results. Moreover, The Edenred Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL) indicated a slight decrease in diesel prices at gas stations in March compared to February, factor that may also have contributed to reducing operational costs and impacting the rates practiced in road transport, Analysis of Vinicios Fernandes, director of Edenred Repom
In the following months, the evolution of freight prices will be linked to a combination of economic variables. The reduction in diesel prices at refineries announced by Petrobras and in effect since April 1 may bring more relief to transportation operating costs, while the performance of sectors such as agribusiness and extractive industry is expected to continue impacting the hiring pace of the sector and the rates practiced per kilometer traveled, concludes Fernandes
The IFR is an index of the average freight price and its composition, raised based on the 8 million annual freight and toll voucher transactions managed by Edenred Repom. The Edenred Repom, Edenred Brazil's Mobility business line brand, 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 over 1 million truck drivers served throughout Brazil
