The National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) last Friday (March 13th) the updated values of the minimum freight rates for road transport of cargo. Ordinance SUROC No. 3/2026 updates the coefficients of the minimum freight rates due to the variation in the price of S10 Diesel. Law No. 13.703/2018 stipulates that the table be readjusted whenever there is a fluctuation in the price of fuel greater than 5%, up or down, a mechanism known as a trigger. According to a survey by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), considering the final price of S10 Diesel at the pumps between March 8th and March 14th, 2026, the average price of S10 Diesel to the consumer was R$ 6.89 per liter. The value represents a cumulative variation of 13.32% in relation to the last adjustment of the freight rate table, when the reference value adopted was R$ 6.08 per liter. With the triggering of the mechanism foreseen in the legislation, the average adjustments of the freight rate table were as follows, according to the type of operation: Table A – full truckload road freight transport: 4.82% Table B – motor vehicle for cargo: 5.57% Table C – high-performance full truckload road freight transport: 6.15% Table D – high-performance cargo vehicle: 7.00% :: Background According to the legislation, ANTT (National Agency for Land Transport) must update the minimum freight rate table every six months or whenever the variation in the price of diesel exceeds 5%, at which point the trigger mechanism is activated. Law No. 13.703/2018, which establishes the National Policy on Minimum Freight Rates for Road Transport, stipulates that it is the responsibility of ANTT (National Agency for Land Transport) to publish regulations with minimum rates per kilometer traveled for freight transport, per loaded axle, considering the distances and specific characteristics of the cargo.
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