Kansas City, KS · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Kansas City, KS

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Kansas City, Kansas, on its busiest lanes.

$4.13/mi dry van

+5.6% from last month

Inbound: $3.05/mi
vs national: +18.3%
1 year: +25.2%
Population: 156,752

Dry van lanes from Kansas City

53' dry van rates from Kansas City, KS
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,304 mi	$5,428	$4.16	$4,831 – $6,026	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,600 mi	$4,814	$3.01	$4,285 – $5,344	4 d
Chicago, IL	490 mi	$1,904	$3.89	$1,695 – $2,114	1 d
Houston, TX	762 mi	$2,731	$3.58	$2,430 – $3,031	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,223 mi	$4,232	$3.46	$3,766 – $4,697	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,232 mi	$4,926	$4.00	$4,384 – $5,468	3 d
San Antonio, TX	828 mi	$2,908	$3.51	$2,588 – $3,228	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,560 mi	$4,710	$3.02	$4,192 – $5,228	3 d
Dallas, TX	533 mi	$2,116	$3.97	$1,883 – $2,349	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,130 mi	$5,415	$4.79	$4,820 – $6,011	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	545 mi	$2,148	$3.94	$1,912 – $2,384	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,734 mi	$5,162	$2.98	$4,594 – $5,730	4 d
Austin, TX	747 mi	$2,690	$3.60	$2,394 – $2,986	2 d
Charlotte, NC	957 mi	$3,765	$3.93	$3,351 – $4,179	2 d

From Kansas City, a 53' dry van costs between $2.98 a mile (San Jose, $5,162) and $4.79 a mile (Jacksonville, $5,415) 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 Kansas City

Dry van lanes into Kansas City

53' dry van rates into Kansas City, KS
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,304 mi	$3,645	$2.80	$3,244 – $4,046	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,600 mi	$5,798	$3.62	$5,160 – $6,435	4 d
Chicago, IL	490 mi	$2,102	$4.29	$1,871 – $2,333	1 d
Houston, TX	762 mi	$2,239	$2.94	$1,993 – $2,485	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,223 mi	$2,655	$2.17	$2,363 – $2,947	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,232 mi	$3,087	$2.51	$2,748 – $3,427	3 d
San Antonio, TX	828 mi	$2,384	$2.88	$2,122 – $2,647	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,560 mi	$5,673	$3.64	$5,049 – $6,297	3 d
Dallas, TX	533 mi	$1,735	$3.26	$1,544 – $1,926	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,130 mi	$2,459	$2.18	$2,189 – $2,730	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	545 mi	$1,761	$3.23	$1,568 – $1,955	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,734 mi	$6,216	$3.59	$5,533 – $6,900	4 d
Austin, TX	747 mi	$2,206	$2.95	$1,963 – $2,449	2 d
Charlotte, NC	957 mi	$2,533	$2.65	$2,254 – $2,812	2 d

Dry van · outbound · Kansas market

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

Kansas City rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Kansas City by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.13	+5.6%	+14.1%	+25.2%	$3.24 – $4.13
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.92	−0.2%	+1.9%	+35.9%	$3.83 – $5.28
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.05	+3.5%	+8.6%	+18.5%	$4.23 – $5.05
STEPStep deck	$5.51	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$4.62 – $5.51
PWRPower only	$3.61	+5.6%	+13.9%	+25.3%	$2.82 – $3.61
HOTHotshot	$2.72	+3.0%	+8.4%	+18.8%	$2.28 – $2.72
BOX26' box truck	$2.68	+3.1%	+7.6%	+17.5%	$2.28 – $2.68
SPRTSprinter van	$1.65	+3.1%	+7.1%	+17.0%	$1.41 – $1.65

Dry van lanes from Kansas City

Price a load from Kansas City

Dry van lanes into Kansas City

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Kansas City rates by truck type

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