Santa Monica, CA · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Santa Monica, CA

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Santa Monica, California, on its busiest lanes.

$4.79/mi dry van

+5.5% from last month

Inbound: $2.94/mi
vs national: +37.2%
1 year: +25.1%
Population: 90,729

Dry van lanes from Santa Monica

53' dry van rates from Santa Monica, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,907 mi	$12,788	$4.40	$11,381 – $14,194	6 d
Chicago, IL	2,069 mi	$6,898	$3.33	$6,139 – $7,656	4 d
Houston, TX	1,633 mi	$5,887	$3.61	$5,240 – $6,535	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	436 mi	$2,299	$5.27	$2,046 – $2,552	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,837 mi	$11,896	$4.19	$10,588 – $13,205	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,431 mi	$5,258	$3.67	$4,679 – $5,836	3 d
San Diego, CA	135 mi	$1,177	$8.72	$1,047 – $1,306	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,480 mi	$5,410	$3.66	$4,815 – $6,005	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,546 mi	$12,720	$5.00	$11,321 – $14,119	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,441 mi	$5,289	$3.67	$4,707 – $5,870	3 d
San Jose, CA	346 mi	$1,813	$5.24	$1,613 – $2,012	1 d
Austin, TX	1,461 mi	$5,351	$3.66	$4,762 – $5,940	3 d
Charlotte, NC	2,514 mi	$9,990	$3.97	$8,891 – $11,089	5 d
Columbus, OH	2,347 mi	$8,216	$3.50	$7,312 – $9,119	5 d

From Santa Monica, a 53' dry van costs between $3.33 a mile (Chicago, $6,898) and $8.72 a mile (San Diego, $1,177) across these lanes in October 2026. Shorter lanes cost more per mile because loading, unloading and waiting are spread over fewer miles.

Price a load from Santa Monica

Dry van lanes into Santa Monica

53' dry van rates into Santa Monica, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,907 mi	$7,129	$2.45	$6,345 – $7,914	6 d
Chicago, IL	2,069 mi	$6,322	$3.06	$5,626 – $7,017	4 d
Houston, TX	1,633 mi	$4,009	$2.45	$3,568 – $4,449	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	436 mi	$1,197	$2.75	$1,066 – $1,329	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,837 mi	$6,191	$2.18	$5,510 – $6,872	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,431 mi	$3,580	$2.50	$3,186 – $3,973	3 d
San Diego, CA	135 mi	$1,177	$8.72	$1,047 – $1,306	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,480 mi	$3,684	$2.49	$3,279 – $4,089	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,546 mi	$4,797	$1.88	$4,269 – $5,324	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,441 mi	$3,601	$2.50	$3,205 – $3,997	3 d
San Jose, CA	346 mi	$1,813	$5.24	$1,613 – $2,012	1 d
Austin, TX	1,461 mi	$3,643	$2.49	$3,243 – $4,044	3 d
Charlotte, NC	2,514 mi	$5,581	$2.22	$4,967 – $6,195	5 d
Columbus, OH	2,347 mi	$6,718	$2.86	$5,979 – $7,457	5 d

Dry van · outbound · California market

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Santa Monica is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Santa Monica's own distances.

Santa Monica rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Santa Monica by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.79	+5.5%	+14.0%	+25.1%	$3.76 – $4.79
REEF53' refrigerated	$5.71	−0.3%	+1.6%	+36.0%	$4.45 – $6.14
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.86	+3.4%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$4.92 – $5.86
STEPStep deck	$6.40	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$5.37 – $6.40
PWRPower only	$4.19	+5.5%	+13.9%	+25.1%	$3.28 – $4.19
HOTHotshot	$3.16	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.8%	$2.65 – $3.16
BOX26' box truck	$3.12	+3.3%	+7.6%	+17.7%	$2.65 – $3.12
SPRTSprinter van	$1.92	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.8%	$1.63 – $1.92

Dry van lanes from Santa Monica

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Dry van lanes into Santa Monica

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Santa Monica rates by truck type

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