St. Louis, MO · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in St. Louis, MO

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to St. Louis, Missouri, on its busiest lanes.

$3.97/mi dry van

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $2.92/mi
vs national: +13.8%
1 year: +24.8%
Population: 279,695

Dry van lanes from St. Louis

53' dry van rates from St. Louis, MO
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,035 mi	$4,325	$4.18	$3,849 – $4,800	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,880 mi	$5,334	$2.84	$4,748 – $5,921	4 d
Chicago, IL	306 mi	$1,381	$4.51	$1,229 – $1,533	1 d
Houston, TX	800 mi	$2,727	$3.41	$2,427 – $3,027	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,493 mi	$4,818	$3.23	$4,288 – $5,348	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	958 mi	$3,869	$4.04	$3,443 – $4,295	2 d
San Antonio, TX	933 mi	$3,071	$3.29	$2,733 – $3,409	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,835 mi	$5,222	$2.85	$4,648 – $5,796	4 d
Dallas, TX	643 mi	$2,321	$3.61	$2,066 – $2,577	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	888 mi	$4,303	$4.85	$3,830 – $4,776	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	670 mi	$2,391	$3.57	$2,128 – $2,654	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,022 mi	$5,689	$2.81	$5,063 – $6,315	4 d
Austin, TX	846 mi	$2,846	$3.36	$2,533 – $3,159	2 d
Charlotte, NC	674 mi	$2,779	$4.12	$2,473 – $3,085	2 d

From St. Louis, a 53' dry van costs between $2.81 a mile (San Jose, $5,689) and $4.85 a mile (Jacksonville, $4,303) 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 St. Louis

Dry van lanes into St. Louis

53' dry van rates into St. Louis, MO
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,035 mi	$2,892	$2.79	$2,574 – $3,210	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,880 mi	$6,398	$3.40	$5,694 – $7,102	4 d
Chicago, IL	306 mi	$1,518	$4.96	$1,351 – $1,685	1 d
Houston, TX	800 mi	$2,227	$2.78	$1,982 – $2,472	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,493 mi	$3,010	$2.02	$2,679 – $3,341	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	958 mi	$2,415	$2.52	$2,149 – $2,680	2 d
San Antonio, TX	933 mi	$2,508	$2.69	$2,232 – $2,783	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,835 mi	$6,263	$3.41	$5,574 – $6,952	4 d
Dallas, TX	643 mi	$1,896	$2.95	$1,687 – $2,104	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	888 mi	$1,946	$2.19	$1,732 – $2,160	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	670 mi	$1,953	$2.91	$1,738 – $2,167	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,022 mi	$6,823	$3.37	$6,073 – $7,574	4 d
Austin, TX	846 mi	$2,324	$2.75	$2,068 – $2,580	2 d
Charlotte, NC	674 mi	$1,862	$2.76	$1,657 – $2,067	2 d

Dry van · outbound · Missouri market

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

St. Louis rates by truck type

Outbound rates from St. Louis by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.97	+5.3%	+14.1%	+24.8%	$3.12 – $3.97
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.73	−0.4%	+1.7%	+35.9%	$3.69 – $5.09
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.86	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$4.07 – $4.86
STEPStep deck	$5.30	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.45 – $5.30
PWRPower only	$3.47	+5.5%	+13.8%	+24.8%	$2.72 – $3.47
HOTHotshot	$2.62	+3.1%	+8.7%	+18.6%	$2.20 – $2.62
BOX26' box truck	$2.58	+3.2%	+7.5%	+17.3%	$2.20 – $2.58
SPRTSprinter van	$1.59	+3.2%	+7.4%	+17.8%	$1.35 – $1.59

Dry van lanes from St. Louis

Price a load from St. Louis

Dry van lanes into St. Louis

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St. Louis rates by truck type

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