Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Hackensack, NJ to Houston, TX hotshot rate

$2,970hotshot

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $1.77
Distance: 1,677 mi
Typical range: $2,465–$3,474
Transit: 4 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Hackensack to Houston price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +24.7%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,922
Fuel: $1,048
All-in estimate: $2,970

Return trip

Houston → Hackensack$3,446

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

Hackensack to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Hackensack, NJ to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,436	$2.65	$3,948 – $4,924
53' refrigerated	$5,285	$3.15	$4,598 – $5,972
48' flatbed	$5,334	$3.18	$4,587 – $6,081
Step deck	$5,807	$3.46	$4,878 – $6,736
Power only	$3,934	$2.35	$3,422 – $4,445
Hotshot	$2,970	$1.77	$2,465 – $3,474
26' box truck	$2,904	$1.73	$2,469 – $3,340
Sprinter van	$1,774	$1.06	$1,491 – $2,058

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More lanes from Hackensack

Hotshot lanes from Hackensack, NJ
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
Los Angeles, CA	2,894 mi	$4,707	$1.63	$3,907 – $5,508	6 d
Chicago, IL	837 mi	$1,578	$1.89	$1,310 – $1,847	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,520 mi	$4,571	$1.81	$3,794 – $5,348	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	98 mi	$623	$6.36	$517 – $729	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,869 mi	$3,269	$1.75	$2,714 – $3,825	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,857 mi	$4,652	$1.63	$3,861 – $5,442	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,617 mi	$2,876	$1.78	$2,387 – $3,365	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	997 mi	$2,779	$2.79	$2,307 – $3,251	2 d

More lanes into Houston

Hotshot lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$3,013	$1.80	$2,501 – $3,526	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$3,927	$2.41	$3,259 – $4,595	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$2,547	$2.30	$2,114 – $2,980	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$1,734	$1.45	$1,439 – $2,029	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$2,549	$1.61	$2,116 – $2,983	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$671	$3.00	$557 – $785	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$3,726	$2.43	$3,092 – $4,359	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$729	$2.77	$605 – $853	1 d

About this lane

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

A Hotshot from Hackensack, NJ to Houston, TX is estimated at $2,970 all-in in October 2026, or $1.77 a mile over about 1,677 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,465 and $3,474.

How far is Hackensack, NJ from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,677 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 $1,048 of the $2,970 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,922 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Hackensack, NJ?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,446, which makes Hackensack, NJ to Houston, TX 14% 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