Fuel-only transport arithmeticPreserved illustrative assumptions: a truck at 6 miles per gallon hauling 20 short tons. This excludes driver, equipment, insurance, return miles and other transport costs. It is not a delivered freight quote.
- Diesel priceEIA U.S. on-highway diesel, dollars per gallon, from the existing energy source. An observation date and gallon unit are required before computing transport results.
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- Truck fuel economyIllustrative fixed assumption preserved from this page, not measured truck performance. Six miles per gallon; assess freight with your own actual truck performance.
- 6 MPGPreserved illustrative transport assumption, not a public observation or measured truck. Fuel cost per mile divides diesel dollars per gallon by 6 miles per gallon. Unit: mi/gal. Source: Illustrative scenario assumptions. As of 2026-10-31.
- Load sizeIllustrative 20-short-ton load preserved from the existing calculator. One short ton is 2,000 lb. Actual payload and legal limits vary; no real truck load is inferred.
- 20 short tonsPreserved illustrative 20-short-ton payload assumption. Fuel dollars per ton-mile divide fuel dollars per mile by this load; this is not a measured shipment. Unit: short tons. Source: Illustrative scenario assumptions. As of 2026-10-31.
EIA diesel source ↗. Scenario assumptions prepared ; this is not an EIA observation date.
Hay quality termsQuality terms describe feed characteristics. They do not establish a price premium or replace a lot-specific laboratory analysis and dated regional market report.
RFVRelative Feed Value is a forage index used for comparisons. It is not a dollar price or a farm ration calculation. · crude proteinCrude protein is a laboratory estimate of forage protein, normally stated as a percentage on the report's dry-matter basis. Match the test basis when comparing lots. · ADFAcid detergent fiber is a laboratory forage-fiber measure. A percentage is a feed-quality measure, not a market quote.
Use the lot’s own feed test and an actual buyer offer. No quality-tier price or premium is inferred.
USDA AMS regional hay reports ↗. Reference list prepared ; no price observation asserted.