Portsmouth, VA · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Portsmouth, VA

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Portsmouth, Virginia, on its busiest lanes.

$3.43/mi dry van

+5.2% from last month

Inbound: $3.92/mi
vs national: −1.7%
1 year: +24.7%
Population: 96,482

Dry van lanes from Portsmouth

53' dry van rates from Portsmouth, VA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	346 mi	$1,743	$5.04	$1,551 – $1,934	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,781 mi	$6,559	$2.36	$5,837 – $7,280	6 d
Chicago, IL	820 mi	$2,287	$2.79	$2,035 – $2,539	2 d
Houston, TX	1,416 mi	$3,734	$2.64	$3,324 – $4,145	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,381 mi	$6,282	$2.64	$5,591 – $6,973	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	268 mi	$1,443	$5.38	$1,284 – $1,602	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,624 mi	$4,199	$2.59	$3,737 – $4,661	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,728 mi	$6,444	$2.36	$5,735 – $7,153	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,403 mi	$3,705	$2.64	$3,298 – $4,113	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	642 mi	$2,920	$4.55	$2,599 – $3,241	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,441 mi	$3,790	$2.63	$3,373 – $4,207	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,928 mi	$6,876	$2.35	$6,120 – $7,633	6 d
Austin, TX	1,545 mi	$4,023	$2.60	$3,580 – $4,465	3 d
Charlotte, NC	324 mi	$1,498	$4.62	$1,333 – $1,663	1 d

From Portsmouth, a 53' dry van costs between $2.35 a mile (San Jose, $6,876) and $5.38 a mile (Philadelphia, $1,443) 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 Portsmouth

Dry van lanes into Portsmouth

53' dry van rates into Portsmouth, VA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	346 mi	$1,804	$5.22	$1,606 – $2,003	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,781 mi	$12,180	$4.38	$10,841 – $13,520	6 d
Chicago, IL	820 mi	$3,893	$4.75	$3,465 – $4,321	2 d
Houston, TX	1,416 mi	$4,722	$3.33	$4,203 – $5,242	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,381 mi	$6,077	$2.55	$5,409 – $6,746	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	268 mi	$1,395	$5.20	$1,241 – $1,548	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,624 mi	$5,310	$3.27	$4,726 – $5,894	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,728 mi	$11,968	$4.39	$10,651 – $13,284	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,403 mi	$4,685	$3.34	$4,170 – $5,201	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	642 mi	$2,045	$3.19	$1,820 – $2,270	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,441 mi	$4,793	$3.33	$4,266 – $5,320	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,928 mi	$12,770	$4.36	$11,365 – $14,175	6 d
Austin, TX	1,545 mi	$5,087	$3.29	$4,527 – $5,646	3 d
Charlotte, NC	324 mi	$1,554	$4.80	$1,383 – $1,725	1 d

Dry van · outbound · Virginia market

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

Portsmouth rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Portsmouth by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.43	+5.2%	+14.0%	+24.7%	$2.70 – $3.43
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.09	−0.2%	+1.7%	+35.9%	$3.19 – $4.40
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.20	+3.4%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$3.52 – $4.20
STEPStep deck	$4.59	+3.4%	+8.8%	+18.6%	$3.85 – $4.59
PWRPower only	$3.00	+5.6%	+13.6%	+25.0%	$2.35 – $3.00
HOTHotshot	$2.26	+3.2%	+8.1%	+18.3%	$1.90 – $2.26
BOX26' box truck	$2.23	+3.2%	+7.2%	+17.4%	$1.90 – $2.23
SPRTSprinter van	$1.38	+3.8%	+7.8%	+17.9%	$1.17 – $1.38

Dry van lanes from Portsmouth

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Portsmouth rates by truck type

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