Wilmington, NC · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Wilmington, NC

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Wilmington, North Carolina, on its busiest lanes.

$3.20/mi dry van

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $3.52/mi
vs national: −8.3%
1 year: +25.0%
Population: 125,284

Dry van lanes from Wilmington

53' dry van rates from Wilmington, NC
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	585 mi	$2,272	$3.88	$2,022 – $2,522	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,717 mi	$5,990	$2.20	$5,331 – $6,649	6 d
Chicago, IL	884 mi	$2,261	$2.56	$2,012 – $2,509	2 d
Houston, TX	1,261 mi	$3,161	$2.51	$2,813 – $3,509	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,305 mi	$5,692	$2.47	$5,066 – $6,318	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	506 mi	$1,958	$3.87	$1,743 – $2,174	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,478 mi	$3,613	$2.44	$3,216 – $4,011	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,654 mi	$5,863	$2.21	$5,218 – $6,508	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,287 mi	$3,215	$2.50	$2,861 – $3,569	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	409 mi	$2,017	$4.93	$1,795 – $2,239	1 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,326 mi	$3,296	$2.49	$2,934 – $3,659	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,891 mi	$6,340	$2.19	$5,643 – $7,038	6 d
Austin, TX	1,404 mi	$3,459	$2.46	$3,078 – $3,839	3 d
Charlotte, NC	214 mi	$1,132	$5.29	$1,008 – $1,257	1 d

From Wilmington, a 53' dry van costs between $2.19 a mile (San Jose, $6,340) and $5.29 a mile (Charlotte, $1,132) 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 Wilmington

Dry van lanes into Wilmington

53' dry van rates into Wilmington, NC
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	585 mi	$2,268	$3.88	$2,018 – $2,517	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,717 mi	$10,723	$3.95	$9,543 – $11,902	6 d
Chicago, IL	884 mi	$3,709	$4.20	$3,301 – $4,117	2 d
Houston, TX	1,261 mi	$3,853	$3.06	$3,429 – $4,277	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,305 mi	$5,308	$2.30	$4,724 – $5,892	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	506 mi	$1,824	$3.61	$1,624 – $2,025	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,478 mi	$4,404	$2.98	$3,920 – $4,888	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,654 mi	$10,495	$3.95	$9,341 – $11,650	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,287 mi	$3,919	$3.04	$3,488 – $4,350	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	409 mi	$1,362	$3.33	$1,212 – $1,511	1 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,326 mi	$4,018	$3.03	$3,576 – $4,460	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,891 mi	$11,350	$3.93	$10,102 – $12,599	6 d
Austin, TX	1,404 mi	$4,216	$3.00	$3,752 – $4,680	3 d
Charlotte, NC	214 mi	$1,132	$5.29	$1,008 – $1,257	1 d

Dry van · outbound · North Carolina market

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

Wilmington rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Wilmington by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.20	+5.3%	+13.9%	+25.0%	$2.52 – $3.20
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.82	−0.3%	+1.9%	+35.9%	$2.97 – $4.10
FLAT48' flatbed	$3.92	+3.4%	+8.6%	+18.8%	$3.29 – $3.92
STEPStep deck	$4.28	+3.4%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.59 – $4.28
PWRPower only	$2.80	+5.7%	+13.8%	+25.0%	$2.19 – $2.80
HOTHotshot	$2.11	+2.9%	+8.2%	+18.5%	$1.77 – $2.11
BOX26' box truck	$2.08	+3.0%	+7.2%	+17.5%	$1.77 – $2.08
SPRTSprinter van	$1.29	+4.0%	+8.4%	+18.3%	$1.09 – $1.29

Dry van lanes from Wilmington

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Dry van lanes into Wilmington

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Wilmington rates by truck type

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