Lake Charles, LA · all trucks · Oct 2026
Freight rates in Lake Charles, LA
Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Lake Charles, 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
- 81,157
Dry van lanes from Lake Charles
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $5,156 | $3.36 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,338 | $2.46 |
| Chicago, IL | $2,690 | $2.65 |
| Houston, TX | $917 | $5.84 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $3,768 | $2.82 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,659 | $3.23 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,415 | $3.71 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,144 | $2.48 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,290 | $3.97 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,459 | $4.25 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,359 | $3.82 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,879 | $2.42 |
| Austin, TX | $1,279 | $4.00 |
| Charlotte, NC | $3,077 | $3.27 |
From Lake Charles, a 53' dry van costs between $2.42 a mile (San Jose, $4,879) and $5.84 a mile (Houston, $917) 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 Lake Charles
Dry van lanes into Lake Charles
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,596 | $3.00 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $6,935 | $3.93 |
| Chicago, IL | $3,942 | $3.88 |
| Houston, TX | $998 | $6.36 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $3,138 | $2.35 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $3,876 | $2.69 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,540 | $4.04 |
| San Diego, CA | $6,626 | $3.96 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,404 | $4.32 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $2,085 | $2.57 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,479 | $4.16 |
| San Jose, CA | $7,801 | $3.87 |
| Austin, TX | $1,392 | $4.35 |
| Charlotte, NC | $2,748 | $2.92 |
Dry van · outbound · Louisiana market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Lake Charles is priced with the Louisiana market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Lake Charles's own distances.
Lake Charles rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $3.42 | +5.6% | +25.3% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $4.07 | −0.2% | +35.7% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $4.18 | +3.5% | +18.7% | |
| STEPStep deck | $4.56 | +3.2% | +18.4% | |
| PWRPower only | $2.99 | +5.7% | +25.1% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.25 | +3.2% | +18.4% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.22 | +3.3% | +17.5% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.37 | +3.8% | +17.1% |