East Chicago, IN · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in East Chicago, IN

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to East Chicago, Indiana, on its busiest lanes.

$4.16/mi dry van

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $3.02/mi
vs national: +19.2%
1 year: +24.9%
Population: 25,768

Dry van lanes from East Chicago

53' dry van rates from East Chicago, IN
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	833 mi	$3,824	$4.59	$3,403 – $4,245	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,075 mi	$6,103	$2.94	$5,432 – $6,774	4 d
Houston, TX	1,099 mi	$3,669	$3.34	$3,265 – $4,072	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,714 mi	$5,690	$3.32	$5,064 – $6,316	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	771 mi	$3,431	$4.45	$3,053 – $3,808	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,233 mi	$4,032	$3.27	$3,588 – $4,475	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,045 mi	$6,024	$2.95	$5,362 – $6,687	4 d
Dallas, TX	941 mi	$3,241	$3.44	$2,884 – $3,597	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	998 mi	$4,945	$4.95	$4,401 – $5,489	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	966 mi	$3,309	$3.43	$2,945 – $3,673	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,177 mi	$6,370	$2.93	$5,669 – $7,071	5 d
Austin, TX	1,146 mi	$3,796	$3.31	$3,379 – $4,214	3 d
Charlotte, NC	674 mi	$2,913	$4.32	$2,593 – $3,234	2 d
Columbus, OH	307 mi	$1,543	$5.02	$1,373 – $1,712	1 d

From East Chicago, a 53' dry van costs between $2.93 a mile (San Jose, $6,370) and $5.02 a mile (Columbus, $1,543) 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 East Chicago

Dry van lanes into East Chicago

53' dry van rates into East Chicago, IN
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	833 mi	$2,515	$3.02	$2,238 – $2,791	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,075 mi	$7,199	$3.47	$6,407 – $7,991	4 d
Houston, TX	1,099 mi	$2,947	$2.68	$2,622 – $3,271	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,714 mi	$3,496	$2.04	$3,111 – $3,880	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	771 mi	$2,106	$2.73	$1,874 – $2,338	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,233 mi	$3,238	$2.63	$2,882 – $3,594	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,045 mi	$7,106	$3.47	$6,324 – $7,888	4 d
Dallas, TX	941 mi	$2,603	$2.77	$2,317 – $2,889	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	998 mi	$2,200	$2.20	$1,958 – $2,441	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	966 mi	$2,657	$2.75	$2,365 – $2,950	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,177 mi	$7,514	$3.45	$6,687 – $8,340	5 d
Austin, TX	1,146 mi	$3,049	$2.66	$2,713 – $3,384	3 d
Charlotte, NC	674 mi	$1,920	$2.85	$1,708 – $2,131	2 d
Columbus, OH	307 mi	$1,488	$4.85	$1,324 – $1,652	1 d

Dry van · outbound · Indiana market

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

East Chicago rates by truck type

Outbound rates from East Chicago by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.16	+5.3%	+14.0%	+24.9%	$3.27 – $4.16
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.96	−0.2%	+1.6%	+35.9%	$3.87 – $5.33
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.09	+3.2%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$4.27 – $5.09
STEPStep deck	$5.56	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.66 – $5.56
PWRPower only	$3.64	+5.5%	+13.7%	+25.1%	$2.85 – $3.64
HOTHotshot	$2.74	+3.0%	+8.3%	+18.6%	$2.30 – $2.74
BOX26' box truck	$2.71	+3.4%	+7.5%	+17.8%	$2.30 – $2.71
SPRTSprinter van	$1.67	+3.7%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$1.42 – $1.67

Dry van lanes from East Chicago

Price a load from East Chicago

Dry van lanes into East Chicago

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East Chicago rates by truck type

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