Houston, TX · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Houston, TX

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Houston, 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: 2,390,125

Dry van lanes from Houston

53' dry van rates from Houston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$5,498	$3.28	$4,893 – $6,102	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$3,996	$2.46	$3,556 – $4,435	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$2,845	$2.57	$2,532 – $3,158	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$3,404	$2.84	$3,029 – $3,778	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$4,986	$3.15	$4,438 – $5,535	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,053	$4.70	$937 – $1,168	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$3,794	$2.48	$3,377 – $4,211	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,138	$4.33	$1,013 – $1,263	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$3,915	$4.04	$3,485 – $4,346	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$1,176	$4.20	$1,046 – $1,305	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$4,554	$2.41	$4,053 – $5,055	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$938	$5.46	$835 – $1,042	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$3,426	$3.13	$3,049 – $3,803	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$3,174	$2.71	$2,825 – $3,523	3 d

From Houston, a 53' dry van costs between $2.41 a mile (San Jose, $4,554) and $5.46 a mile (Austin, $938) 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 Houston

Dry van lanes into Houston

53' dry van rates into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$4,502	$2.69	$4,006 – $4,997	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$5,869	$3.61	$5,223 – $6,514	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$3,830	$3.46	$3,409 – $4,251	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$2,604	$2.17	$2,317 – $2,890	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$3,811	$2.40	$3,392 – $4,230	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,053	$4.70	$937 – $1,168	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$5,572	$3.64	$4,959 – $6,185	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,138	$4.33	$1,013 – $1,263	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$2,169	$2.24	$1,930 – $2,407	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$1,176	$4.20	$1,046 – $1,305	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$6,689	$3.54	$5,953 – $7,424	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$938	$5.46	$835 – $1,042	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$2,811	$2.57	$2,502 – $3,120	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$3,812	$3.25	$3,392 – $4,231	3 d

Dry van · outbound · Texas market

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

Houston rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Houston 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 Houston

Price a load from Houston

Dry van lanes into Houston

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