St. Louis, MO

Average rates per mile out of St. Louis: Dry Van $2.20, Reefer $2.60, Flatbed $2.85. Rates vary by season, lane, and current market conditions.

Truck parking in St. Louis is rated "good." Popular stops include Pilot Travel Center (Troy, IL), Love's Travel Stop (Pontoon Beach, IL), TA Petro (Hamel, IL). Parking availability is generally reliable, but popular stops still fill up on busy nights.

Top shippers operating in the St. Louis freight market include Anheuser-Busch InBev, Nestle Purina PetCare, Boeing Defense, Emerson Electric, Bayer (Crop Science). Key industries driving freight demand are beer & beverage, pet food & animal nutrition, defense (boeing).

The biggest challenges for truckers in St. Louis include: Mississippi River bridge crossings create chokepoints (Poplar Street Bridge, MLK Bridge); Missouri-Illinois state line complicates tax and regulatory compliance; I-70/I-64/I-55 confluence downtown is confusing and congested. However, opportunities include anheuser-busch brewery is the largest in the world — enormous outbound beverage freight.