State cost guide · GA
Running in Georgia.
Atlanta is one of the densest freight crossroads in the Southeast, which cuts both ways: reloads come quickly, and so does competition on every posted rate.
Diesel & fuel tax
Georgia pickups use the EIA Lower Atlantic weekly diesel average in our tools, with the week printed on the report.
Diesel is taxed per gallon by the state, and as an interstate carrier you settle it through your quarterly IFTA return rather than at the pump alone. Rates are republished every quarter, so use the current official IFTA rate table for the quarter you are filing instead of any figure quoted on a website.
Tolls
Georgia has little truck tolling on its interstates; the express lanes around Atlanta are generally restricted or priced in ways that do not favour trucks.
The cost around Atlanta is time, not tolls. Traffic on I-285 and I-75 eats hours that your clock cannot get back.
Operating cost
Because reloads are quick here, net per day is the number to judge lanes on rather than rate per mile alone.
Port of Savannah work brings its own queueing; treat waiting time as a cost unless detention is agreed in writing.
Common lanes
- Atlanta → MemphisSteady mid-distance lane with good reload options at both ends.
- Savannah → AtlantaPort-driven; the first appointment of the day protects your hours.
- Atlanta → DallasLong head-haul; score the return before committing the week.
- Atlanta → JacksonvilleShort southbound run; watch what is available coming back out of Florida.
EIA region used for Georgia pickups: Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C). Fuel prices in our tools are the EIA weekly on-highway diesel average at the moment you score a load, with the week printed on the report; anything you type yourself overrides it. Fuel-tax rates and toll schedules change — confirm the current quarter's official figures before relying on them.
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