Wilmington, DE · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Wilmington, DE

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Wilmington, Delaware, on its busiest lanes.

$3.40/mi dry van

+5.6% from last month

Inbound: $3.83/mi
vs national: −2.6%
1 year: +25.5%
Population: 73,176

Dry van lanes from Wilmington

53' dry van rates from Wilmington, DE
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	125 mi	$1,090	$8.72	$970 – $1,210	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,808 mi	$6,543	$2.33	$5,823 – $7,263	6 d
Chicago, IL	769 mi	$2,154	$2.80	$1,917 – $2,391	2 d
Houston, TX	1,553 mi	$3,995	$2.57	$3,556 – $4,435	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,426 mi	$6,318	$2.60	$5,623 – $7,013	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,748 mi	$4,426	$2.53	$3,939 – $4,913	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,767 mi	$6,456	$2.33	$5,745 – $7,166	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,502 mi	$3,883	$2.59	$3,456 – $4,310	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	868 mi	$3,615	$4.16	$3,217 – $4,012	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,537 mi	$3,960	$2.58	$3,524 – $4,396	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,926 mi	$6,795	$2.32	$6,048 – $7,543	6 d
Austin, TX	1,665 mi	$4,243	$2.55	$3,776 – $4,710	4 d
Charlotte, NC	504 mi	$1,941	$3.85	$1,728 – $2,155	1 d
Columbus, OH	467 mi	$1,616	$3.46	$1,438 – $1,794	1 d

From Wilmington, a 53' dry van costs between $2.32 a mile (San Jose, $6,795) and $8.72 a mile (New York, $1,090) 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 Wilmington

Dry van lanes into Wilmington

53' dry van rates into Wilmington, DE
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	125 mi	$1,115	$8.92	$992 – $1,238	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,808 mi	$12,004	$4.27	$10,683 – $13,324	6 d
Chicago, IL	769 mi	$3,622	$4.71	$3,224 – $4,021	2 d
Houston, TX	1,553 mi	$4,991	$3.21	$4,442 – $5,540	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,426 mi	$6,038	$2.49	$5,374 – $6,702	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,748 mi	$5,529	$3.16	$4,921 – $6,137	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,767 mi	$11,843	$4.28	$10,540 – $13,146	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,502 mi	$4,850	$3.23	$4,317 – $5,384	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	868 mi	$2,501	$2.88	$2,226 – $2,776	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,537 mi	$4,947	$3.22	$4,402 – $5,491	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,926 mi	$12,466	$4.26	$11,095 – $13,838	6 d
Austin, TX	1,665 mi	$5,300	$3.18	$4,717 – $5,883	4 d
Charlotte, NC	504 mi	$1,990	$3.95	$1,771 – $2,208	1 d
Columbus, OH	467 mi	$2,425	$5.19	$2,158 – $2,691	1 d

Dry van · outbound · Delaware market

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

Wilmington rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Wilmington by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.40	+5.6%	+14.1%	+25.5%	$2.67 – $3.40
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.05	−0.2%	+1.8%	+35.9%	$3.15 – $4.35
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.15	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.48 – $4.15
STEPStep deck	$4.53	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.80 – $4.53
PWRPower only	$2.97	+5.7%	+13.8%	+25.3%	$2.33 – $2.97
HOTHotshot	$2.24	+3.2%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$1.88 – $2.24
BOX26' box truck	$2.21	+3.3%	+7.8%	+17.6%	$1.88 – $2.21
SPRTSprinter van	$1.36	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.2%	$1.16 – $1.36

Dry van lanes from Wilmington

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Dry van lanes into Wilmington

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Wilmington rates by truck type

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