Wichita, KS · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Wichita, KS

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Wichita, 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: 400,991

Dry van lanes from Wichita

53' dry van rates from Wichita, KS
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,495 mi	$6,093	$4.08	$5,423 – $6,764	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,421 mi	$4,350	$3.06	$3,871 – $4,828	3 d
Chicago, IL	693 mi	$2,423	$3.50	$2,156 – $2,689	2 d
Houston, TX	658 mi	$2,451	$3.73	$2,182 – $2,721	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,032 mi	$3,685	$3.57	$3,280 – $4,090	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,419 mi	$5,545	$3.91	$4,935 – $6,155	3 d
San Antonio, TX	676 mi	$2,500	$3.70	$2,225 – $2,775	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,373 mi	$4,225	$3.08	$3,760 – $4,690	3 d
Dallas, TX	401 mi	$1,762	$4.39	$1,568 – $1,955	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,215 mi	$5,748	$4.73	$5,115 – $6,380	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	400 mi	$1,759	$4.40	$1,566 – $1,952	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,579 mi	$4,760	$3.01	$4,236 – $5,283	4 d
Austin, TX	603 mi	$2,304	$3.82	$2,050 – $2,557	2 d
Charlotte, NC	1,100 mi	$4,209	$3.83	$3,746 – $4,672	3 d

From Wichita, a 53' dry van costs between $3.01 a mile (San Jose, $4,760) and $4.73 a mile (Jacksonville, $5,748) 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 Wichita

Dry van lanes into Wichita

53' dry van rates into Wichita, KS
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,495 mi	$4,091	$2.74	$3,641 – $4,541	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,421 mi	$5,238	$3.69	$4,662 – $5,815	3 d
Chicago, IL	693 mi	$2,674	$3.86	$2,380 – $2,968	2 d
Houston, TX	658 mi	$2,010	$3.05	$1,789 – $2,231	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,032 mi	$2,312	$2.24	$2,057 – $2,566	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,419 mi	$3,475	$2.45	$3,093 – $3,858	3 d
San Antonio, TX	676 mi	$2,050	$3.03	$1,824 – $2,275	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,373 mi	$5,088	$3.71	$4,529 – $5,648	3 d
Dallas, TX	401 mi	$1,445	$3.60	$1,286 – $1,603	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,215 mi	$2,610	$2.15	$2,323 – $2,897	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	400 mi	$1,442	$3.61	$1,284 – $1,601	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,579 mi	$5,732	$3.63	$5,102 – $6,363	4 d
Austin, TX	603 mi	$1,889	$3.13	$1,681 – $2,097	2 d
Charlotte, NC	1,100 mi	$2,832	$2.57	$2,520 – $3,143	3 d

Dry van · outbound · Kansas market

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

Wichita rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Wichita 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 Wichita

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Wichita rates by truck type

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