Allentown, PA · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Allentown, PA

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Allentown, Pennsylvania, on its busiest lanes.

$3.18/mi dry van

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $3.76/mi
vs national: −8.9%
1 year: +25.2%
Population: 127,138

Dry van lanes from Allentown

53' dry van rates from Allentown, PA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	95 mi	$941	$9.91	$838 – $1,045	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,807 mi	$6,131	$2.18	$5,456 – $6,805	6 d
Chicago, IL	755 mi	$1,992	$2.64	$1,773 – $2,211	2 d
Houston, TX	1,587 mi	$3,815	$2.40	$3,396 – $4,235	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,431 mi	$5,933	$2.44	$5,281 – $6,586	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,778 mi	$4,211	$2.37	$3,748 – $4,674	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,769 mi	$6,055	$2.19	$5,389 – $6,721	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,525 mi	$3,687	$2.42	$3,281 – $4,092	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	931 mi	$3,578	$3.84	$3,185 – $3,972	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,560 mi	$3,759	$2.41	$3,346 – $4,173	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,917 mi	$6,351	$2.18	$5,652 – $7,050	6 d
Austin, TX	1,694 mi	$4,037	$2.38	$3,593 – $4,481	4 d
Charlotte, NC	558 mi	$1,949	$3.49	$1,735 – $2,163	2 d
Columbus, OH	469 mi	$1,519	$3.24	$1,352 – $1,686	1 d

From Allentown, a 53' dry van costs between $2.18 a mile (Los Angeles, $6,131) and $9.91 a mile (New York, $941) 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 Allentown

Dry van lanes into Allentown

53' dry van rates into Allentown, PA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	95 mi	$1,008	$10.61	$897 – $1,119	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,807 mi	$11,781	$4.20	$10,485 – $13,077	6 d
Chicago, IL	755 mi	$3,508	$4.65	$3,122 – $3,893	2 d
Houston, TX	1,587 mi	$4,992	$3.15	$4,443 – $5,541	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,431 mi	$5,939	$2.44	$5,286 – $6,592	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,778 mi	$5,509	$3.10	$4,903 – $6,115	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,769 mi	$11,635	$4.20	$10,355 – $12,915	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,525 mi	$4,824	$3.16	$4,293 – $5,354	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	931 mi	$2,593	$2.78	$2,308 – $2,878	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,560 mi	$4,919	$3.15	$4,378 – $5,460	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,917 mi	$12,204	$4.18	$10,862 – $13,547	6 d
Austin, TX	1,694 mi	$5,282	$3.12	$4,701 – $5,863	4 d
Charlotte, NC	558 mi	$2,092	$3.75	$1,862 – $2,322	2 d
Columbus, OH	469 mi	$2,387	$5.09	$2,124 – $2,649	1 d

Dry van · outbound · Pennsylvania market

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

Allentown rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Allentown by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.18	+5.3%	+14.0%	+25.2%	$2.50 – $3.18
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.79	−0.3%	+1.6%	+35.8%	$2.95 – $4.08
FLAT48' flatbed	$3.89	+3.2%	+8.7%	+18.6%	$3.26 – $3.89
STEPStep deck	$4.25	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$3.57 – $4.25
PWRPower only	$2.78	+5.3%	+13.9%	+24.7%	$2.18 – $2.78
HOTHotshot	$2.10	+3.4%	+8.8%	+18.6%	$1.76 – $2.10
BOX26' box truck	$2.07	+3.0%	+7.8%	+17.6%	$1.76 – $2.07
SPRTSprinter van	$1.28	+4.1%	+7.6%	+17.4%	$1.09 – $1.28

Dry van lanes from Allentown

Price a load from Allentown

Dry van lanes into Allentown

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Allentown rates by truck type

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