Whitefish, MT · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Whitefish, MT

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Whitefish, 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: 9,256

Dry van lanes from Whitefish

53' dry van rates from Whitefish, MT
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,401 mi	$6,798	$2.83	$6,051 – $7,546	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,201 mi	$2,778	$2.31	$2,473 – $3,084	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,615 mi	$3,513	$2.18	$3,126 – $3,899	4 d
Houston, TX	1,926 mi	$4,304	$2.23	$3,831 – $4,778	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,220 mi	$3,105	$2.54	$2,763 – $3,446	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,363 mi	$6,375	$2.70	$5,674 – $7,077	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,836 mi	$4,127	$2.25	$3,673 – $4,581	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,285 mi	$2,938	$2.29	$2,615 – $3,262	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,668 mi	$3,795	$2.28	$3,378 – $4,213	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,503 mi	$7,927	$3.17	$7,055 – $8,799	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,646 mi	$3,752	$2.28	$3,339 – $4,165	4 d
San Jose, CA	1,011 mi	$2,416	$2.39	$2,150 – $2,681	2 d
Austin, TX	1,803 mi	$4,062	$2.25	$3,615 – $4,508	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,279 mi	$5,787	$2.54	$5,150 – $6,423	5 d

From Whitefish, a 53' dry van costs between $2.18 a mile (Chicago, $3,513) and $3.17 a mile (Jacksonville, $7,927) 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 Whitefish

53' dry van rates into Whitefish, MT
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,401 mi	$7,395	$3.08	$6,582 – $8,209	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,201 mi	$5,420	$4.51	$4,824 – $6,017	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,615 mi	$6,282	$3.89	$5,591 – $6,973	4 d
Houston, TX	1,926 mi	$5,718	$2.97	$5,089 – $6,347	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,220 mi	$3,156	$2.59	$2,808 – $3,503	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,363 mi	$6,473	$2.74	$5,761 – $7,185	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,836 mi	$5,482	$2.99	$4,879 – $6,085	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,285 mi	$5,733	$4.46	$5,102 – $6,364	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,668 mi	$5,042	$3.02	$4,487 – $5,596	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,503 mi	$5,832	$2.33	$5,191 – $6,474	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,646 mi	$4,984	$3.03	$4,436 – $5,532	4 d
San Jose, CA	1,011 mi	$4,713	$4.66	$4,195 – $5,232	2 d
Austin, TX	1,803 mi	$5,396	$2.99	$4,802 – $5,989	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,279 mi	$6,307	$2.77	$5,613 – $7,000	5 d

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

Whitefish rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Whitefish 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

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