Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Dallas, TX to Windsor, CA hotshot rate

$2,896hotshot

+3.8% from last month

Per mile: $1.63
Distance: 1,781 mi
Typical range: $2,404–$3,388
Transit: 4 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Dallas to Windsor price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +19.0%
5 years: +25.4%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,783
Fuel: $1,113
All-in estimate: $2,896

Return trip

Windsor → Dallas$4,253

This direction runs 32% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Dallas to Windsor by truck type

Estimated cost from Dallas, TX to Windsor, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,323	$2.43	$3,847 – $4,798
53' refrigerated	$5,149	$2.89	$4,480 – $5,819
48' flatbed	$5,193	$2.92	$4,466 – $5,920
Step deck	$5,652	$3.17	$4,748 – $6,557
Power only	$3,836	$2.15	$3,337 – $4,335
Hotshot	$2,896	$1.63	$2,404 – $3,388
26' box truck	$2,831	$1.59	$2,407 – $3,256
Sprinter van	$1,729	$0.97	$1,452 – $2,006

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More lanes from Dallas

Hotshot lanes from Dallas, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,618 mi	$3,570	$2.21	$2,963 – $4,177	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,474 mi	$2,453	$1.66	$2,036 – $2,870	3 d
Chicago, IL	942 mi	$1,659	$1.76	$1,377 – $1,941	2 d
Houston, TX	263 mi	$729	$2.77	$605 – $853	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,047 mi	$2,026	$1.94	$1,682 – $2,371	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,532 mi	$3,238	$2.11	$2,687 – $3,788	3 d
San Antonio, TX	298 mi	$781	$2.62	$649 – $914	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,394 mi	$2,337	$1.68	$1,940 – $2,735	3 d

More lanes into Windsor

Hotshot lanes into Windsor, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,035 mi	$4,998	$1.65	$4,148 – $5,848	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	468 mi	$1,421	$3.04	$1,179 – $1,663	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,189 mi	$4,465	$2.04	$3,706 – $5,224	5 d
Houston, TX	1,973 mi	$3,173	$1.61	$2,634 – $3,713	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	814 mi	$1,224	$1.50	$1,016 – $1,432	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,975 mi	$4,357	$1.46	$3,616 – $5,097	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,793 mi	$2,913	$1.62	$2,418 – $3,409	4 d
San Diego, CA	599 mi	$1,689	$2.82	$1,402 – $1,977	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Dallas, TX to Windsor, CA?

A Hotshot from Dallas, TX to Windsor, CA is estimated at $2,896 all-in in October 2026, or $1.63 a mile over about 1,781 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,404 and $3,388.

How far is Dallas, TX from Windsor, CA by truck?

About 1,781 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,113 of the $2,896 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,783 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Windsor, CA to Dallas, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,253, which makes Dallas, TX to Windsor, CA 32% cheaper. 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