Philadelphia, PA · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Philadelphia, PA

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Philadelphia, 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: 1,573,916

Dry van lanes from Philadelphia

53' dry van rates from Philadelphia, PA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	91 mi	$930	$10.22	$828 – $1,033	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,831 mi	$6,179	$2.18	$5,499 – $6,859	6 d
Chicago, IL	787 mi	$2,055	$2.61	$1,829 – $2,281	2 d
Houston, TX	1,585 mi	$3,811	$2.40	$3,392 – $4,230	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,451 mi	$5,977	$2.44	$5,320 – $6,635	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,780 mi	$4,215	$2.37	$3,751 – $4,679	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,791 mi	$6,099	$2.19	$5,428 – $6,770	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,532 mi	$3,701	$2.42	$3,294 – $4,109	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	900 mi	$3,485	$3.87	$3,101 – $3,868	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,567 mi	$3,774	$2.41	$3,359 – $4,189	4 d
San Jose, CA	2,946 mi	$6,409	$2.18	$5,704 – $7,114	6 d
Austin, TX	1,696 mi	$4,041	$2.38	$3,597 – $4,486	4 d
Charlotte, NC	537 mi	$1,899	$3.54	$1,690 – $2,108	2 d
Columbus, OH	490 mi	$1,563	$3.19	$1,391 – $1,735	1 d

From Philadelphia, a 53' dry van costs between $2.18 a mile (Los Angeles, $6,179) and $10.22 a mile (New York, $930) 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 Philadelphia

Dry van lanes into Philadelphia

53' dry van rates into Philadelphia, PA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	91 mi	$997	$10.95	$887 – $1,106	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,831 mi	$11,873	$4.19	$10,567 – $13,179	6 d
Chicago, IL	787 mi	$3,619	$4.60	$3,221 – $4,017	2 d
Houston, TX	1,585 mi	$4,986	$3.15	$4,438 – $5,535	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,451 mi	$5,983	$2.44	$5,325 – $6,641	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,780 mi	$5,515	$3.10	$4,908 – $6,121	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,791 mi	$11,719	$4.20	$10,430 – $13,009	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,532 mi	$4,843	$3.16	$4,310 – $5,375	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	900 mi	$2,525	$2.81	$2,247 – $2,803	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,567 mi	$4,938	$3.15	$4,394 – $5,481	4 d
San Jose, CA	2,946 mi	$12,316	$4.18	$10,961 – $13,670	6 d
Austin, TX	1,696 mi	$5,287	$3.12	$4,706 – $5,869	4 d
Charlotte, NC	537 mi	$2,038	$3.80	$1,814 – $2,262	2 d
Columbus, OH	490 mi	$2,456	$5.01	$2,186 – $2,726	1 d

Dry van · outbound · Pennsylvania market

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

Philadelphia rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

Price a load from Philadelphia

Dry van lanes into Philadelphia

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Philadelphia rates by truck type

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