Ottawa, KS · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Ottawa, KS

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Ottawa, 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: 12,733

Dry van lanes from Ottawa

53' dry van rates from Ottawa, KS
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,346 mi	$5,575	$4.14	$4,961 – $6,188	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,561 mi	$4,713	$3.02	$4,195 – $5,231	4 d
Chicago, IL	540 mi	$2,032	$3.76	$1,808 – $2,255	2 d
Houston, TX	719 mi	$2,615	$3.64	$2,328 – $2,903	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,180 mi	$4,109	$3.48	$3,657 – $4,561	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,272 mi	$5,058	$3.98	$4,502 – $5,615	3 d
San Antonio, TX	777 mi	$2,771	$3.57	$2,466 – $3,076	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,519 mi	$4,604	$3.03	$4,098 – $5,110	3 d
Dallas, TX	484 mi	$1,984	$4.10	$1,766 – $2,203	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,134 mi	$5,431	$4.79	$4,834 – $6,028	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	494 mi	$2,011	$4.07	$1,790 – $2,233	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,704 mi	$5,084	$2.98	$4,525 – $5,643	4 d
Austin, TX	697 mi	$2,556	$3.67	$2,275 – $2,837	2 d
Charlotte, NC	979 mi	$3,834	$3.92	$3,412 – $4,255	2 d

From Ottawa, a 53' dry van costs between $2.98 a mile (San Jose, $5,084) and $4.79 a mile (Jacksonville, $5,431) 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 Ottawa

Dry van lanes into Ottawa

53' dry van rates into Ottawa, KS
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,346 mi	$3,743	$2.78	$3,331 – $4,155	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,561 mi	$5,676	$3.64	$5,051 – $6,300	4 d
Chicago, IL	540 mi	$2,243	$4.15	$1,996 – $2,490	2 d
Houston, TX	719 mi	$2,144	$2.98	$1,909 – $2,380	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,180 mi	$2,577	$2.18	$2,294 – $2,861	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,272 mi	$3,170	$2.49	$2,822 – $3,519	3 d
San Antonio, TX	777 mi	$2,272	$2.92	$2,022 – $2,522	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,519 mi	$5,545	$3.65	$4,935 – $6,154	3 d
Dallas, TX	484 mi	$1,627	$3.36	$1,448 – $1,806	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,134 mi	$2,466	$2.17	$2,195 – $2,738	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	494 mi	$1,649	$3.34	$1,468 – $1,831	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,704 mi	$6,123	$3.59	$5,449 – $6,796	4 d
Austin, TX	697 mi	$2,096	$3.01	$1,865 – $2,327	2 d
Charlotte, NC	979 mi	$2,579	$2.63	$2,295 – $2,863	2 d

Dry van · outbound · Kansas market

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

Ottawa rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Ottawa 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 Ottawa

Price a load from Ottawa

Dry van lanes into Ottawa

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Ottawa rates by truck type

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