Milwaukee, WI · all trucks · Oct 2026

Freight rates in Milwaukee, WI

Estimated cost to ship a truckload from and to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on its busiest lanes.

$4.16/mi dry van

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $3.04/mi
vs national: +19.2%
1 year: +24.9%
Population: 563,531

Dry van lanes from Milwaukee

53' dry van rates from Milwaukee, WI
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	873 mi	$3,961	$4.54	$3,526 – $4,397	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$6,066	$2.94	$5,399 – $6,734	4 d
Chicago, IL	101 mi	$918	$9.09	$817 – $1,019	1 d
Houston, TX	1,186 mi	$3,901	$3.29	$3,472 – $4,330	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,718 mi	$5,697	$3.32	$5,070 – $6,323	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	821 mi	$3,595	$4.38	$3,200 – $3,990	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,306 mi	$4,226	$3.24	$3,761 – $4,691	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,040 mi	$6,006	$2.94	$5,346 – $6,667	4 d
Dallas, TX	1,009 mi	$3,422	$3.39	$3,046 – $3,799	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,116 mi	$5,406	$4.84	$4,811 – $6,001	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,031 mi	$3,482	$3.38	$3,099 – $3,865	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,145 mi	$6,281	$2.93	$5,590 – $6,972	5 d
Austin, TX	1,220 mi	$3,993	$3.27	$3,554 – $4,433	3 d
Charlotte, NC	783 mi	$3,252	$4.15	$2,894 – $3,610	2 d

From Milwaukee, a 53' dry van costs between $2.93 a mile (San Jose, $6,281) and $9.09 a mile (Chicago, $918) 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 Milwaukee

Dry van lanes into Milwaukee

53' dry van rates into Milwaukee, WI
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	873 mi	$2,625	$3.01	$2,337 – $2,914	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$7,211	$3.50	$6,418 – $8,005	4 d
Chicago, IL	101 mi	$1,000	$9.90	$890 – $1,110	1 d
Houston, TX	1,186 mi	$3,158	$2.66	$2,810 – $3,505	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,718 mi	$3,527	$2.05	$3,139 – $3,915	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	821 mi	$2,224	$2.71	$1,979 – $2,469	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,306 mi	$3,421	$2.62	$3,044 – $3,797	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,040 mi	$7,140	$3.50	$6,354 – $7,925	4 d
Dallas, TX	1,009 mi	$2,770	$2.75	$2,465 – $3,075	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,116 mi	$2,423	$2.17	$2,157 – $2,690	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,031 mi	$2,818	$2.73	$2,508 – $3,128	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,145 mi	$7,466	$3.48	$6,645 – $8,288	5 d
Austin, TX	1,220 mi	$3,232	$2.65	$2,877 – $3,588	3 d
Charlotte, NC	783 mi	$2,160	$2.76	$1,922 – $2,397	2 d

Dry van · outbound · Wisconsin market

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

Milwaukee rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Milwaukee by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.16	+5.3%	+14.0%	+24.9%	$3.27 – $4.16
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.96	−0.2%	+1.6%	+35.9%	$3.86 – $5.33
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.09	+3.5%	+8.8%	+18.6%	$4.27 – $5.09
STEPStep deck	$5.55	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.66 – $5.55
PWRPower only	$3.64	+5.8%	+14.1%	+25.1%	$2.85 – $3.64
HOTHotshot	$2.74	+3.0%	+8.3%	+18.6%	$2.30 – $2.74
BOX26' box truck	$2.71	+3.4%	+7.5%	+17.8%	$2.30 – $2.71
SPRTSprinter van	$1.67	+3.7%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$1.42 – $1.67

Dry van lanes from Milwaukee

Price a load from Milwaukee

Dry van lanes into Milwaukee

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Milwaukee rates by truck type

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