Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Houston, TX to St. Cloud, MN hotshot rate

$2,414hotshot

+3.3% from last month

Per mile: $1.88
Distance: 1,286 mi
Typical range: $2,004–$2,825
Transit: 3 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Houston to St. Cloud price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +19.0%
5 years: +25.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,610
Fuel: $804
All-in estimate: $2,414

Return trip

St. Cloud → Houston$2,817

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

Houston to St. Cloud by truck type

Estimated cost from Houston, TX to St. Cloud, MN by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,621	$2.82	$3,223 – $4,020
53' refrigerated	$4,315	$3.36	$3,754 – $4,876
48' flatbed	$4,375	$3.40	$3,763 – $4,988
Step deck	$4,767	$3.71	$4,004 – $5,530
Power only	$3,199	$2.49	$2,783 – $3,615
Hotshot	$2,414	$1.88	$2,004 – $2,825
26' box truck	$2,366	$1.84	$2,011 – $2,721
Sprinter van	$1,448	$1.13	$1,217 – $1,680

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More lanes from Houston

Hotshot lanes from Houston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$3,680	$2.20	$3,055 – $4,306	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$2,674	$1.64	$2,219 – $3,128	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$1,892	$1.71	$1,570 – $2,214	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$2,267	$1.89	$1,881 – $2,652	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$3,335	$2.10	$2,768 – $3,902	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$671	$3.00	$557 – $785	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$2,537	$1.66	$2,105 – $2,968	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$729	$2.77	$605 – $853	1 d

More lanes into St. Cloud

Hotshot lanes into St. Cloud, MN
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,264 mi	$2,527	$2.00	$2,097 – $2,957	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,775 mi	$4,537	$2.56	$3,766 – $5,309	4 d
Chicago, IL	486 mi	$1,456	$3.00	$1,209 – $1,704	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,483 mi	$2,227	$1.50	$1,848 – $2,605	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,221 mi	$2,179	$1.78	$1,809 – $2,550	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,339 mi	$2,499	$1.87	$2,074 – $2,924	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,773 mi	$4,533	$2.56	$3,762 – $5,303	4 d
Dallas, TX	1,051 mi	$2,039	$1.94	$1,692 – $2,386	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Houston, TX to St. Cloud, MN?

A Hotshot from Houston, TX to St. Cloud, MN is estimated at $2,414 all-in in October 2026, or $1.88 a mile over about 1,286 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,004 and $2,825.

How far is Houston, TX from St. Cloud, MN by truck?

About 1,286 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 $804 of the $2,414 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,610 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from St. Cloud, MN to Houston, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $2,817, which makes Houston, TX to St. Cloud, MN 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