Columbia Falls, MT · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Columbia Falls, MT

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Columbia Falls, Montana, on its busiest lanes.

$3.03/mi dry van

+5.2% from last month

Inbound: $3.63/mi
vs national: −13.2%
1 year: +25.2%
Population: 5,713

Dry van lanes from Columbia Falls

53' dry van rates from Columbia Falls, MT
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,393 mi	$6,778	$2.83	$6,032 – $7,524	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,198 mi	$2,772	$2.31	$2,467 – $3,077	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,606 mi	$3,496	$2.18	$3,111 – $3,881	4 d
Houston, TX	1,916 mi	$4,285	$2.24	$3,813 – $4,756	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,213 mi	$3,090	$2.55	$2,750 – $3,430	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,354 mi	$6,353	$2.70	$5,655 – $7,052	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,826 mi	$4,107	$2.25	$3,655 – $4,559	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,281 mi	$2,931	$2.29	$2,608 – $3,253	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,658 mi	$3,776	$2.28	$3,360 – $4,191	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,493 mi	$7,898	$3.17	$7,030 – $8,767	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,637 mi	$3,734	$2.28	$3,323 – $4,145	4 d
San Jose, CA	1,010 mi	$2,414	$2.39	$2,148 – $2,679	2 d
Austin, TX	1,793 mi	$4,042	$2.25	$3,597 – $4,487	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,269 mi	$5,764	$2.54	$5,130 – $6,398	5 d

From Columbia Falls, a 53' dry van costs between $2.18 a mile (Chicago, $3,496) and $3.17 a mile (Jacksonville, $7,898) across these lanes in October 2026. Shorter lanes cost more per mile because loading, unloading and waiting are spread over fewer miles.

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Dry van lanes into Columbia Falls

53' dry van rates into Columbia Falls, MT
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,393 mi	$7,373	$3.08	$6,562 – $8,184	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,198 mi	$5,409	$4.52	$4,814 – $6,004	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,606 mi	$6,252	$3.89	$5,564 – $6,939	4 d
Houston, TX	1,916 mi	$5,692	$2.97	$5,066 – $6,318	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,213 mi	$3,141	$2.59	$2,795 – $3,486	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,354 mi	$6,451	$2.74	$5,741 – $7,161	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,826 mi	$5,456	$2.99	$4,856 – $6,056	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,281 mi	$5,718	$4.46	$5,089 – $6,347	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,658 mi	$5,016	$3.03	$4,464 – $5,567	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,493 mi	$5,811	$2.33	$5,172 – $6,450	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,637 mi	$4,961	$3.03	$4,415 – $5,506	4 d
San Jose, CA	1,010 mi	$4,710	$4.66	$4,192 – $5,228	2 d
Austin, TX	1,793 mi	$5,369	$2.99	$4,779 – $5,960	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,269 mi	$6,282	$2.77	$5,591 – $6,973	5 d

Dry van · outbound · Montana market

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

Columbia Falls rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Columbia Falls by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.03	+5.2%	+13.9%	+25.2%	$2.38 – $3.03
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.62	0.0%	+2.0%	+36.1%	$2.82 – $3.88
FLAT48' flatbed	$3.71	+3.3%	+8.5%	+18.5%	$3.11 – $3.71
STEPStep deck	$4.05	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.4%	$3.40 – $4.05
PWRPower only	$2.65	+5.6%	+13.7%	+25.0%	$2.08 – $2.65
HOTHotshot	$2.00	+3.1%	+8.7%	+18.3%	$1.68 – $2.00
BOX26' box truck	$1.97	+3.1%	+7.7%	+17.3%	$1.68 – $1.97
SPRTSprinter van	$1.22	+4.3%	+8.0%	+18.4%	$1.03 – $1.22

Dry van lanes from Columbia Falls

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Dry van lanes into Columbia Falls

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Columbia Falls rates by truck type

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