Paducah, KY · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Paducah, KY

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Paducah, Kentucky, on its busiest lanes.

$3.53/mi dry van

+5.4% from last month

Inbound: $3.18/mi
vs national: +1.1%
1 year: +25.2%
Population: 26,712

Dry van lanes from Paducah

53' dry van rates from Paducah, KY
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	977 mi	$3,669	$3.76	$3,266 – $4,073	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,982 mi	$4,965	$2.51	$4,419 – $5,512	4 d
Chicago, IL	393 mi	$1,417	$3.60	$1,261 – $1,573	1 d
Houston, TX	750 mi	$2,308	$3.08	$2,054 – $2,562	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,581 mi	$4,496	$2.84	$4,002 – $4,991	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	893 mi	$3,253	$3.64	$2,895 – $3,611	2 d
San Antonio, TX	915 mi	$2,687	$2.94	$2,391 – $2,982	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,928 mi	$4,846	$2.51	$4,313 – $5,379	4 d
Dallas, TX	645 mi	$2,067	$3.20	$1,840 – $2,294	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	725 mi	$3,278	$4.52	$2,917 – $3,638	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	678 mi	$2,143	$3.16	$1,907 – $2,378	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,143 mi	$5,323	$2.48	$4,737 – $5,908	5 d
Austin, TX	828 mi	$2,487	$3.00	$2,213 – $2,761	2 d
Charlotte, NC	536 mi	$2,102	$3.92	$1,871 – $2,333	2 d

From Paducah, a 53' dry van costs between $2.48 a mile (San Jose, $5,323) and $4.52 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,278) 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 Paducah

Dry van lanes into Paducah

53' dry van rates into Paducah, KY
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	977 mi	$3,006	$3.08	$2,675 – $3,336	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,982 mi	$7,295	$3.68	$6,493 – $8,098	4 d
Chicago, IL	393 mi	$1,908	$4.85	$1,698 – $2,118	1 d
Houston, TX	750 mi	$2,309	$3.08	$2,055 – $2,563	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,581 mi	$3,441	$2.18	$3,062 – $3,819	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	893 mi	$2,487	$2.79	$2,214 – $2,761	2 d
San Antonio, TX	915 mi	$2,688	$2.94	$2,392 – $2,983	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,928 mi	$7,119	$3.69	$6,336 – $7,902	4 d
Dallas, TX	645 mi	$2,068	$3.21	$1,840 – $2,295	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	725 mi	$1,816	$2.50	$1,616 – $2,016	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	678 mi	$2,143	$3.16	$1,908 – $2,379	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,143 mi	$7,820	$3.65	$6,960 – $8,681	5 d
Austin, TX	828 mi	$2,488	$3.00	$2,214 – $2,762	2 d
Charlotte, NC	536 mi	$1,725	$3.22	$1,536 – $1,915	2 d

Dry van · outbound · Kentucky market

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

Paducah rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Paducah by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.53	+5.4%	+14.2%	+25.2%	$2.77 – $3.53
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.21	−0.2%	+1.9%	+36.2%	$3.28 – $4.52
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.32	+3.3%	+8.8%	+18.7%	$3.62 – $4.32
STEPStep deck	$4.71	+3.3%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$3.95 – $4.71
PWRPower only	$3.08	+5.5%	+13.7%	+24.7%	$2.42 – $3.08
HOTHotshot	$2.33	+3.6%	+8.9%	+18.9%	$1.95 – $2.33
BOX26' box truck	$2.29	+3.2%	+7.5%	+17.4%	$1.95 – $2.29
SPRTSprinter van	$1.42	+4.4%	+8.4%	+18.3%	$1.20 – $1.42

Dry van lanes from Paducah

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