Lane · BOX · Oct 2026

Fair Lawn, NJ to Houston, TX box truck rate

$2,900box truck

+3.0% from last month

Per mile: $1.73
Distance: 1,674 mi
Typical range: $2,465–$3,335
Transit: 4 days

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

Fair Lawn to Houston price history

3 months: +7.5%
1 year: +16.9%
5 years: +24.5%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,737
Fuel: $1,163
All-in estimate: $2,900

Return trip

Houston → Fair Lawn$3,365

This direction runs 14% below the return trip. Leaving NJ prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Fair Lawn to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Fair Lawn, NJ to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,429	$2.65	$3,942 – $4,916
53' refrigerated	$5,277	$3.15	$4,591 – $5,963
48' flatbed	$5,326	$3.18	$4,580 – $6,072
Step deck	$5,798	$3.46	$4,871 – $6,726
Power only	$3,928	$2.35	$3,417 – $4,438
Hotshot	$2,965	$1.77	$2,461 – $3,469
26' box truck	$2,900	$1.73	$2,465 – $3,335
Sprinter van	$1,772	$1.06	$1,488 – $2,055

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More lanes from Fair Lawn

26' box truck lanes from Fair Lawn, NJ
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
Los Angeles, CA	2,889 mi	$4,583	$1.59	$3,896 – $5,271	7 d
Chicago, IL	832 mi	$1,546	$1.86	$1,314 – $1,778	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,515 mi	$4,452	$1.77	$3,784 – $5,119	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	98 mi	$632	$6.45	$537 – $726	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,866 mi	$3,191	$1.71	$2,712 – $3,669	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,853 mi	$4,530	$1.59	$3,851 – $5,210	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,613 mi	$2,807	$1.74	$2,386 – $3,229	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	997 mi	$2,729	$2.74	$2,320 – $3,139	3 d

More lanes into Houston

26' box truck lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$2,947	$1.76	$2,505 – $3,389	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$3,841	$2.36	$3,265 – $4,418	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$2,499	$2.26	$2,124 – $2,874	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$1,700	$1.42	$1,445 – $1,955	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$2,494	$1.57	$2,120 – $2,868	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$672	$3.00	$571 – $773	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$3,646	$2.38	$3,099 – $4,193	4 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$729	$2.77	$619 – $838	1 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fair Lawn, NJ to Houston, TX?

A 26' box truck from Fair Lawn, NJ to Houston, TX is estimated at $2,900 all-in in October 2026, or $1.73 a mile over about 1,674 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,465 and $3,335.

How far is Fair Lawn, NJ from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,674 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 $1,163 of the $2,900 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,737 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Fair Lawn, NJ?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,365, which makes Fair Lawn, NJ to Houston, TX 14% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

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