Portland, ME · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Portland, ME

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Portland, Maine, on its busiest lanes.

$3.29/mi dry van

+5.4% from last month

Inbound: $4.44/mi
vs national: −5.7%
1 year: +25.1%
Population: 69,568

Dry van lanes from Portland

53' dry van rates from Portland, ME
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	332 mi	$1,633	$4.92	$1,453 – $1,813	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	3,116 mi	$6,986	$2.24	$6,218 – $7,755	6 d
Chicago, IL	1,056 mi	$2,676	$2.53	$2,381 – $2,970	3 d
Houston, TX	1,984 mi	$4,800	$2.42	$4,272 – $5,328	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,761 mi	$6,896	$2.50	$6,137 – $7,654	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	421 mi	$1,789	$4.25	$1,592 – $1,986	1 d
San Antonio, TX	2,170 mi	$5,199	$2.40	$4,627 – $5,771	5 d
San Diego, CA	3,089 mi	$6,930	$2.24	$6,168 – $7,693	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,907 mi	$4,635	$2.43	$4,125 – $5,145	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,314 mi	$4,899	$3.73	$4,360 – $5,438	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,940 mi	$4,706	$2.43	$4,188 – $5,223	4 d
San Jose, CA	3,192 mi	$7,144	$2.24	$6,358 – $7,930	7 d
Austin, TX	2,084 mi	$5,015	$2.41	$4,463 – $5,566	5 d
Charlotte, NC	958 mi	$3,010	$3.14	$2,678 – $3,341	2 d

From Portland, a 53' dry van costs between $2.24 a mile (Los Angeles, $6,986) and $4.92 a mile (New York, $1,633) 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 Portland

Dry van lanes into Portland

53' dry van rates into Portland, ME
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	332 mi	$1,997	$6.01	$1,777 – $2,216	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	3,116 mi	$15,320	$4.92	$13,635 – $17,005	6 d
Chicago, IL	1,056 mi	$5,378	$5.09	$4,786 – $5,969	3 d
Houston, TX	1,984 mi	$7,167	$3.61	$6,379 – $7,955	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,761 mi	$7,877	$2.85	$7,010 – $8,743	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	421 mi	$2,042	$4.85	$1,817 – $2,266	1 d
San Antonio, TX	2,170 mi	$7,762	$3.58	$6,908 – $8,616	5 d
San Diego, CA	3,089 mi	$15,198	$4.92	$13,526 – $16,869	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,907 mi	$6,921	$3.63	$6,159 – $7,682	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,314 mi	$4,051	$3.08	$3,606 – $4,497	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,940 mi	$7,026	$3.62	$6,253 – $7,799	4 d
San Jose, CA	3,192 mi	$15,666	$4.91	$13,942 – $17,389	7 d
Austin, TX	2,084 mi	$7,487	$3.59	$6,664 – $8,311	5 d
Charlotte, NC	958 mi	$3,687	$3.85	$3,281 – $4,092	2 d

Dry van · outbound · Maine market

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

Portland rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Portland by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.29	+5.4%	+13.8%	+25.1%	$2.59 – $3.29
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.93	−0.3%	+1.8%	+36.0%	$3.06 – $4.22
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.03	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.5%	$3.38 – $4.03
STEPStep deck	$4.40	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.69 – $4.40
PWRPower only	$2.88	+5.5%	+13.8%	+25.2%	$2.26 – $2.88
HOTHotshot	$2.17	+2.8%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$1.82 – $2.17
BOX26' box truck	$2.14	+2.9%	+7.5%	+17.6%	$1.82 – $2.14
SPRTSprinter van	$1.32	+3.9%	+7.3%	+17.9%	$1.12 – $1.32

Dry van lanes from Portland

Price a load from Portland

Dry van lanes into Portland

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Portland rates by truck type

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