Galveston, TX · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Galveston, TX

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Galveston, 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: 53,538

Dry van lanes from Galveston

53' dry van rates from Galveston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,682 mi	$5,518	$3.28	$4,911 – $6,124	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,671 mi	$4,089	$2.45	$3,639 – $4,539	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,138 mi	$2,912	$2.56	$2,592 – $3,232	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,243 mi	$3,509	$2.82	$3,123 – $3,895	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,591 mi	$5,003	$3.14	$4,452 – $5,553	4 d
San Antonio, TX	254 mi	$1,118	$4.40	$995 – $1,241	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,574 mi	$3,883	$2.47	$3,456 – $4,310	4 d
Dallas, TX	320 mi	$1,263	$3.95	$1,124 – $1,402	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	946 mi	$3,842	$4.06	$3,419 – $4,265	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	337 mi	$1,301	$3.86	$1,158 – $1,444	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,938 mi	$4,656	$2.40	$4,144 – $5,168	4 d
Austin, TX	217 mi	$1,037	$4.78	$923 – $1,151	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,090 mi	$3,418	$3.14	$3,042 – $3,794	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,190 mi	$3,214	$2.70	$2,860 – $3,567	3 d

From Galveston, a 53' dry van costs between $2.40 a mile (San Jose, $4,656) and $4.78 a mile (Austin, $1,037) 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 Galveston

Dry van lanes into Galveston

53' dry van rates into Galveston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,682 mi	$4,518	$2.69	$4,021 – $5,015	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,671 mi	$6,006	$3.59	$5,345 – $6,666	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,138 mi	$3,920	$3.44	$3,489 – $4,351	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,243 mi	$2,684	$2.16	$2,389 – $2,980	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,591 mi	$3,824	$2.40	$3,403 – $4,244	4 d
San Antonio, TX	254 mi	$1,118	$4.40	$995 – $1,241	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,574 mi	$5,703	$3.62	$5,076 – $6,331	4 d
Dallas, TX	320 mi	$1,263	$3.95	$1,124 – $1,402	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	946 mi	$2,128	$2.25	$1,894 – $2,362	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	337 mi	$1,301	$3.86	$1,158 – $1,444	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,938 mi	$6,838	$3.53	$6,086 – $7,590	4 d
Austin, TX	217 mi	$1,037	$4.78	$923 – $1,151	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,090 mi	$2,804	$2.57	$2,496 – $3,113	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,190 mi	$3,860	$3.24	$3,435 – $4,284	3 d

Dry van · outbound · Texas market

Rate history

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

Galveston rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Galveston 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 Galveston

Price a load from Galveston

Dry van lanes into Galveston

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Galveston rates by truck type

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