Lane · BOX · Oct 2026

Box Elder, SD to Phoenix, AZ box truck rate

$2,421box truck

+3.1% from last month

Per mile: $2.35
Distance: 1,031 mi
Typical range: $2,058–$2,785
Transit: 3 days

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Box truck · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Box Elder to Phoenix price history

3 months: +7.8%
1 year: +17.5%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,705
Fuel: $716
All-in estimate: $2,421

Return trip

Phoenix → Box Elder$1,534

This direction runs 58% above the return trip. Leaving SD prices above the national average and arriving in AZ prices below it.

Box Elder to Phoenix by truck type

Estimated cost from Box Elder, SD to Phoenix, AZ by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,713	$3.60	$3,305 – $4,122
53' refrigerated	$4,426	$4.29	$3,851 – $5,002
48' flatbed	$4,507	$4.37	$3,876 – $5,138
Step deck	$4,915	$4.77	$4,129 – $5,702
Power only	$3,268	$3.17	$2,843 – $3,693
Hotshot	$2,466	$2.39	$2,047 – $2,885
26' box truck	$2,421	$2.35	$2,058 – $2,785
Sprinter van	$1,485	$1.44	$1,248 – $1,723

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More lanes from Box Elder

26' box truck lanes from Box Elder, SD
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,768 mi	$4,652	$2.63	$3,954 – $5,350	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,269 mi	$2,606	$2.05	$2,215 – $2,997	3 d
Chicago, IL	935 mi	$1,998	$2.14	$1,698 – $2,297	2 d
Houston, TX	1,270 mi	$2,697	$2.12	$2,293 – $3,102	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,716 mi	$4,311	$2.51	$3,665 – $4,958	4 d
San Antonio, TX	1,230 mi	$2,626	$2.13	$2,232 – $3,020	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,282 mi	$2,628	$2.05	$2,234 – $3,023	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,006 mi	$2,226	$2.21	$1,892 – $2,560	3 d

More lanes into Phoenix

26' box truck lanes into Phoenix, AZ
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,526 mi	$4,540	$1.80	$3,859 – $5,221	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	430 mi	$1,470	$3.42	$1,250 – $1,691	1 d
Chicago, IL	1,705 mi	$3,852	$2.26	$3,274 – $4,429	4 d
Houston, TX	1,198 mi	$2,222	$1.86	$1,889 – $2,556	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,451 mi	$3,922	$1.60	$3,334 – $4,511	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,000 mi	$1,916	$1.92	$1,629 – $2,204	3 d
San Diego, CA	350 mi	$1,295	$3.70	$1,100 – $1,489	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,047 mi	$1,989	$1.90	$1,691 – $2,287	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Box Elder, SD to Phoenix, AZ?

A 26' box truck from Box Elder, SD to Phoenix, AZ is estimated at $2,421 all-in in October 2026, or $2.35 a mile over about 1,031 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,058 and $2,785.

How far is Box Elder, SD from Phoenix, AZ by truck?

About 1,031 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 3 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $716 of the $2,421 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,705 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Phoenix, AZ to Box Elder, SD?

The reverse direction is estimated at $1,534, which makes Box Elder, SD to Phoenix, AZ 58% more expensive. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

Lane history applies the current origin and destination adjustments to the national series back to December 2003. Methodology