Lima, OH · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Lima, OH

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Lima, Ohio, on its busiest lanes.

$4.10/mi dry van

+5.4% from last month

Inbound: $3.08/mi
vs national: +17.5%
1 year: +25.0%
Population: 34,690

Dry van lanes from Lima

53' dry van rates from Lima, OH
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	628 mi	$3,060	$4.87	$2,723 – $3,396	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,273 mi	$6,527	$2.87	$5,809 – $7,245	5 d
Chicago, IL	236 mi	$1,249	$5.29	$1,112 – $1,386	1 d
Houston, TX	1,165 mi	$3,793	$3.26	$3,376 – $4,210	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,900 mi	$6,138	$3.23	$5,463 – $6,814	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	561 mi	$2,690	$4.79	$2,394 – $2,986	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,327 mi	$4,225	$3.18	$3,761 – $4,690	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,236 mi	$6,432	$2.88	$5,724 – $7,139	5 d
Dallas, TX	1,048 mi	$3,480	$3.32	$3,098 – $3,863	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	864 mi	$4,353	$5.04	$3,875 – $4,832	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,079 mi	$3,563	$3.30	$3,171 – $3,955	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,386 mi	$6,819	$2.86	$6,069 – $7,569	5 d
Austin, TX	1,240 mi	$3,993	$3.22	$3,554 – $4,432	3 d
Charlotte, NC	498 mi	$2,328	$4.67	$2,072 – $2,584	1 d

From Lima, a 53' dry van costs between $2.86 a mile (San Jose, $6,819) and $5.29 a mile (Chicago, $1,249) 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 Lima

Dry van lanes into Lima

53' dry van rates into Lima, OH
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	628 mi	$2,086	$3.32	$1,857 – $2,315	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,273 mi	$7,982	$3.51	$7,104 – $8,860	5 d
Chicago, IL	236 mi	$1,400	$5.93	$1,246 – $1,554	1 d
Houston, TX	1,165 mi	$3,158	$2.71	$2,811 – $3,506	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,900 mi	$3,910	$2.06	$3,480 – $4,340	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	561 mi	$1,712	$3.05	$1,524 – $1,900	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,327 mi	$3,518	$2.65	$3,131 – $3,905	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,236 mi	$7,865	$3.52	$7,000 – $8,730	5 d
Dallas, TX	1,048 mi	$2,898	$2.77	$2,579 – $3,217	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	864 mi	$2,008	$2.32	$1,787 – $2,228	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,079 mi	$2,967	$2.75	$2,641 – $3,293	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,386 mi	$8,339	$3.49	$7,422 – $9,256	5 d
Austin, TX	1,240 mi	$3,325	$2.68	$2,959 – $3,691	3 d
Charlotte, NC	498 mi	$1,590	$3.19	$1,415 – $1,765	1 d

Dry van · outbound · Ohio market

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

Lima rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Lima by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.10	+5.4%	+13.9%	+25.0%	$3.22 – $4.10
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.89	−0.2%	+1.7%	+35.8%	$3.81 – $5.26
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.02	+3.3%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$4.21 – $5.02
STEPStep deck	$5.48	+3.4%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$4.60 – $5.48
PWRPower only	$3.59	+5.6%	+14.0%	+25.1%	$2.81 – $3.59
HOTHotshot	$2.70	+3.1%	+8.4%	+18.4%	$2.27 – $2.70
BOX26' box truck	$2.67	+3.1%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$2.27 – $2.67
SPRTSprinter van	$1.65	+3.8%	+7.8%	+17.9%	$1.40 – $1.65

Dry van lanes from Lima

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Dry van lanes into Lima

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Lima rates by truck type

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