Lafayette, LA · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Lafayette, LA

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Lafayette, Louisiana, on its busiest lanes.

$3.42/mi dry van

+5.6% from last month

Inbound: $3.35/mi
vs national: −2.0%
1 year: +25.3%
Population: 122,280

Dry van lanes from Lafayette

53' dry van rates from Lafayette, LA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,469 mi	$4,972	$3.38	$4,425 – $5,519	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,843 mi	$4,510	$2.45	$4,014 – $5,006	4 d
Chicago, IL	990 mi	$2,635	$2.66	$2,345 – $2,925	2 d
Houston, TX	240 mi	$1,101	$4.59	$980 – $1,222	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,413 mi	$3,955	$2.80	$3,520 – $4,391	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,378 mi	$4,480	$3.25	$3,988 – $4,973	3 d
San Antonio, TX	463 mi	$1,597	$3.45	$1,421 – $1,773	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,754 mi	$4,318	$2.46	$3,843 – $4,793	4 d
Dallas, TX	391 mi	$1,437	$3.67	$1,279 – $1,595	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	730 mi	$3,190	$4.37	$2,839 – $3,541	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	425 mi	$1,512	$3.56	$1,346 – $1,679	1 d
San Jose, CA	2,091 mi	$5,043	$2.41	$4,488 – $5,597	5 d
Austin, TX	403 mi	$1,464	$3.63	$1,303 – $1,625	1 d
Charlotte, NC	869 mi	$2,892	$3.33	$2,574 – $3,210	2 d

From Lafayette, a 53' dry van costs between $2.41 a mile (San Jose, $5,043) and $4.59 a mile (Houston, $1,101) 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 Lafayette

Dry van lanes into Lafayette

53' dry van rates into Lafayette, LA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,469 mi	$4,432	$3.02	$3,944 – $4,919	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,843 mi	$7,210	$3.91	$6,417 – $8,003	4 d
Chicago, IL	990 mi	$3,861	$3.90	$3,437 – $4,286	2 d
Houston, TX	240 mi	$1,199	$4.99	$1,067 – $1,331	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,413 mi	$3,294	$2.33	$2,932 – $3,656	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,378 mi	$3,728	$2.71	$3,318 – $4,138	3 d
San Antonio, TX	463 mi	$1,738	$3.75	$1,547 – $1,930	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,754 mi	$6,904	$3.94	$6,144 – $7,663	4 d
Dallas, TX	391 mi	$1,564	$4.00	$1,392 – $1,736	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	730 mi	$1,923	$2.63	$1,712 – $2,135	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	425 mi	$1,646	$3.87	$1,465 – $1,828	1 d
San Jose, CA	2,091 mi	$8,062	$3.86	$7,175 – $8,949	5 d
Austin, TX	403 mi	$1,593	$3.95	$1,418 – $1,768	1 d
Charlotte, NC	869 mi	$2,583	$2.97	$2,299 – $2,867	2 d

Dry van · outbound · Louisiana market

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

Lafayette rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Lafayette by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.42	+5.6%	+14.0%	+25.3%	$2.68 – $3.42
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.07	−0.2%	+1.8%	+35.7%	$3.17 – $4.38
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.18	+3.5%	+8.6%	+18.7%	$3.50 – $4.18
STEPStep deck	$4.56	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.4%	$3.83 – $4.56
PWRPower only	$2.99	+5.7%	+14.1%	+25.1%	$2.34 – $2.99
HOTHotshot	$2.25	+3.2%	+8.2%	+18.4%	$1.89 – $2.25
BOX26' box truck	$2.22	+3.3%	+7.2%	+17.5%	$1.89 – $2.22
SPRTSprinter van	$1.37	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.1%	$1.17 – $1.37

Dry van lanes from Lafayette

Price a load from Lafayette

Dry van lanes into Lafayette

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Lafayette rates by truck type

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