Lane · VAN · Oct 2026

Menlo Park, CA to Houston, TX freight rate

$6,763dry van

+5.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.53
Distance: 1,914 mi
Typical range: $6,019–$7,507
Transit: 4 days

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Dry van · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Menlo Park to Houston price history

3 months: +13.9%
1 year: +24.7%
5 years: +32.7%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $5,003
Fuel: $1,760
All-in estimate: $6,763

Return trip

Houston → Menlo Park$4,605

This direction runs 47% above the return trip. Leaving CA prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Menlo Park to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Menlo Park, CA to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,763	$3.53	$6,019 – $7,507
53' refrigerated	$8,056	$4.21	$7,009 – $9,104
48' flatbed	$8,116	$4.24	$6,980 – $9,252
Step deck	$8,832	$4.61	$7,419 – $10,245
Power only	$6,007	$3.14	$5,226 – $6,788
Hotshot	$4,535	$2.37	$3,764 – $5,306
26' box truck	$4,432	$2.32	$3,767 – $5,097
Sprinter van	$2,705	$1.41	$2,272 – $3,138

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More lanes from Menlo Park

53' dry van lanes from Menlo Park, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,024 mi	$13,261	$4.39	$11,802 – $14,719	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	375 mi	$1,900	$5.07	$1,691 – $2,109	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,177 mi	$7,218	$3.32	$6,424 – $8,012	5 d
Phoenix, AZ	739 mi	$3,306	$4.47	$2,943 – $3,670	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,962 mi	$12,377	$4.18	$11,016 – $13,739	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,728 mi	$6,183	$3.58	$5,503 – $6,864	4 d
San Diego, CA	506 mi	$2,295	$4.54	$2,042 – $2,547	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,729 mi	$6,187	$3.58	$5,506 – $6,867	4 d

More lanes into Houston

53' dry van lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$4,502	$2.69	$4,006 – $4,997	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$5,869	$3.61	$5,223 – $6,514	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$3,830	$3.46	$3,409 – $4,251	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$2,604	$2.17	$2,317 – $2,890	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$3,811	$2.40	$3,392 – $4,230	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,053	$4.70	$937 – $1,168	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$5,572	$3.64	$4,959 – $6,185	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,138	$4.33	$1,013 – $1,263	1 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Menlo Park, CA to Houston, TX?

A 53' dry van from Menlo Park, CA to Houston, TX is estimated at $6,763 all-in in October 2026, or $3.53 a mile over about 1,914 mi. Quotes typically land between $6,019 and $7,507.

How far is Menlo Park, CA from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,914 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 $1,760 of the $6,763 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $5,003 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Menlo Park, CA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,605, which makes Menlo Park, CA to Houston, TX 47% 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