Austin, TX · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Austin, TX

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Austin, Texas, on its busiest lanes.

$3.37/mi dry van

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $3.04/mi
vs national: −3.4%
1 year: +24.8%
Population: 993,588

Dry van lanes from Austin

53' dry van rates from Austin, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$5,811	$3.26	$5,172 – $6,450	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$3,631	$2.50	$3,231 – $4,030	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$2,935	$2.55	$2,612 – $3,258	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$938	$5.46	$835 – $1,042	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$3,001	$2.92	$2,671 – $3,331	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$5,287	$3.12	$4,706 – $5,869	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$752	$8.64	$669 – $834	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$3,429	$2.52	$3,052 – $3,806	3 d
Dallas, TX	215 mi	$1,033	$4.80	$919 – $1,146	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,132 mi	$4,437	$3.92	$3,949 – $4,925	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	204 mi	$1,009	$4.94	$898 – $1,120	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,721 mi	$4,195	$2.44	$3,734 – $4,657	4 d
Charlotte, NC	1,226 mi	$3,764	$3.07	$3,350 – $4,178	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,259 mi	$3,367	$2.67	$2,997 – $3,738	3 d

From Austin, a 53' dry van costs between $2.44 a mile (San Jose, $4,195) and $8.64 a mile (San Antonio, $752) 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 Austin

Dry van lanes into Austin

53' dry van rates into Austin, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$4,758	$2.67	$4,235 – $5,282	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$5,332	$3.66	$4,746 – $5,919	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$3,951	$3.44	$3,516 – $4,386	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$938	$5.46	$835 – $1,042	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$2,296	$2.24	$2,043 – $2,548	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$4,041	$2.38	$3,597 – $4,486	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$752	$8.64	$669 – $834	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$5,036	$3.70	$4,482 – $5,590	3 d
Dallas, TX	215 mi	$1,033	$4.80	$919 – $1,146	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,132 mi	$2,457	$2.17	$2,187 – $2,728	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	204 mi	$1,009	$4.94	$898 – $1,120	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,721 mi	$6,162	$3.58	$5,484 – $6,839	4 d
Charlotte, NC	1,226 mi	$3,088	$2.52	$2,748 – $3,428	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,259 mi	$4,044	$3.21	$3,599 – $4,489	3 d

Dry van · outbound · Texas market

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

Austin rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Austin by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.37	+5.3%	+13.9%	+24.8%	$2.65 – $3.37
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.02	−0.2%	+1.5%	+35.8%	$3.13 – $4.32
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.13	+3.5%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$3.46 – $4.13
STEPStep deck	$4.51	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$3.78 – $4.51
PWRPower only	$2.95	+5.7%	+13.9%	+25.0%	$2.31 – $2.95
HOTHotshot	$2.22	+2.8%	+8.3%	+18.1%	$1.87 – $2.22
BOX26' box truck	$2.20	+3.3%	+7.8%	+17.6%	$1.87 – $2.20
SPRTSprinter van	$1.35	+3.1%	+7.1%	+17.4%	$1.15 – $1.35

Dry van lanes from Austin

Price a load from Austin

Dry van lanes into Austin

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