Boulder, CO · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Boulder, CO

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Boulder, Colorado, on its busiest lanes.

$2.60/mi dry van

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $4.11/mi
vs national: −25.5%
1 year: +25.0%
Population: 106,803

Dry van lanes from Boulder

53' dry van rates from Boulder, CO
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,936 mi	$4,815	$2.49	$4,285 – $5,344	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	985 mi	$2,031	$2.06	$1,808 – $2,255	2 d
Chicago, IL	1,090 mi	$2,169	$1.99	$1,931 – $2,408	3 d
Houston, TX	1,062 mi	$2,232	$2.10	$1,986 – $2,477	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	690 mi	$1,708	$2.48	$1,520 – $1,896	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,872 mi	$4,447	$2.38	$3,958 – $4,936	4 d
San Antonio, TX	971 mi	$2,077	$2.14	$1,849 – $2,306	2 d
San Diego, CA	975 mi	$2,015	$2.07	$1,793 – $2,236	2 d
Dallas, TX	810 mi	$1,805	$2.23	$1,606 – $2,003	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,752 mi	$4,952	$2.83	$4,408 – $5,497	4 d
Fort Worth, TX	785 mi	$1,762	$2.25	$1,568 – $1,956	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,076 mi	$2,180	$2.03	$1,940 – $2,420	3 d
Austin, TX	936 mi	$2,018	$2.16	$1,796 – $2,240	2 d
Charlotte, NC	1,620 mi	$3,676	$2.27	$3,272 – $4,080	4 d

From Boulder, a 53' dry van costs between $1.99 a mile (Chicago, $2,169) and $2.83 a mile (Jacksonville, $4,952) 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 Boulder

Dry van lanes into Boulder

53' dry van rates into Boulder, CO
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,936 mi	$6,904	$3.57	$6,144 – $7,663	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	985 mi	$5,224	$5.30	$4,649 – $5,799	2 d
Chicago, IL	1,090 mi	$5,113	$4.69	$4,551 – $5,676	3 d
Houston, TX	1,062 mi	$3,908	$3.68	$3,478 – $4,338	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	690 mi	$2,288	$3.32	$2,036 – $2,540	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,872 mi	$5,951	$3.18	$5,297 – $6,606	4 d
San Antonio, TX	971 mi	$3,638	$3.75	$3,238 – $4,038	2 d
San Diego, CA	975 mi	$5,182	$5.31	$4,612 – $5,752	2 d
Dallas, TX	810 mi	$3,160	$3.90	$2,813 – $3,508	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,752 mi	$4,803	$2.74	$4,275 – $5,331	4 d
Fort Worth, TX	785 mi	$3,086	$3.93	$2,747 – $3,426	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,076 mi	$5,607	$5.21	$4,991 – $6,224	3 d
Austin, TX	936 mi	$3,534	$3.78	$3,145 – $3,923	2 d
Charlotte, NC	1,620 mi	$5,281	$3.26	$4,700 – $5,862	4 d

Dry van · outbound · Colorado market

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

Boulder rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Boulder by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$2.60	+5.3%	+14.0%	+25.0%	$2.04 – $2.60
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.10	−0.3%	+1.6%	+36.0%	$2.42 – $3.33
FLAT48' flatbed	$3.19	+3.6%	+8.9%	+18.6%	$2.67 – $3.19
STEPStep deck	$3.48	+3.6%	+8.7%	+18.8%	$2.92 – $3.48
PWRPower only	$2.28	+5.6%	+14.0%	+25.3%	$1.78 – $2.28
HOTHotshot	$1.72	+3.6%	+8.9%	+18.6%	$1.44 – $1.72
BOX26' box truck	$1.69	+3.0%	+7.6%	+17.4%	$1.44 – $1.69
SPRTSprinter van	$1.04	+3.0%	+7.2%	+16.9%	$0.89 – $1.04

Dry van lanes from Boulder

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Dry van lanes into Boulder

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