Louisville, KY

Average rates per mile out of Louisville: Dry Van $2.25, Reefer $2.65, Flatbed $2.95. Rates vary by season, lane, and current market conditions.

Truck parking in Louisville is rated "fair." Popular stops include Pilot Travel Center (Brooks), Love's Travel Stop (Shepherdsville), TA Petro (Elizabethtown). Parking is manageable but can get tight during peak hours and weekends.

Top shippers operating in the Louisville freight market include UPS, Ford Motor Company, GE Appliances, Humana, Brown-Forman (Maker's Mark). Key industries driving freight demand are air freight & logistics, automotive assembly, appliance manufacturing.

The biggest challenges for truckers in Louisville include: Ohio River bridge crossings between Louisville and Southern Indiana create bottlenecks; UPS Worldport traffic creates congestion on I-65 South during sort hours; Kentucky weight-distance tax (KYU) adds per-mile costs for trucks over 60,000 lbs. However, opportunities include ups worldport is the largest automated package hub in the world — massive feeder freight.