Lane · SPRT · Oct 2026

Mountain View, CA to Houston, TX sprinter rate

$2,698sprinter

+2.9% from last month

Per mile: $1.41
Distance: 1,908 mi
Typical range: $2,266–$3,130
Transit: 4 days

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Sprinter · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Mountain View to Houston price history

3 months: +7.6%
1 year: +17.5%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,952
Fuel: $746
All-in estimate: $2,698

Return trip

Houston → Mountain View$1,837

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

Mountain View to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Mountain View, CA to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,745	$3.53	$6,003 – $7,487
53' refrigerated	$8,034	$4.21	$6,990 – $9,079
48' flatbed	$8,094	$4.24	$6,961 – $9,227
Step deck	$8,808	$4.62	$7,399 – $10,218
Power only	$5,991	$3.14	$5,212 – $6,769
Hotshot	$4,523	$2.37	$3,754 – $5,292
26' box truck	$4,420	$2.32	$3,757 – $5,083
Sprinter van	$2,698	$1.41	$2,266 – $3,130

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More lanes from Mountain View

Sprinter van lanes from Mountain View, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,022 mi	$5,301	$1.75	$4,453 – $6,149	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	367 mi	$750	$2.04	$630 – $870	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,175 mi	$2,885	$1.33	$2,423 – $3,346	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	732 mi	$1,313	$1.79	$1,103 – $1,523	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,960 mi	$4,948	$1.67	$4,156 – $5,739	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,722 mi	$2,466	$1.43	$2,071 – $2,860	3 d
San Diego, CA	498 mi	$908	$1.82	$763 – $1,054	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,724 mi	$2,468	$1.43	$2,073 – $2,863	3 d

More lanes into Houston

Sprinter van lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$1,801	$1.08	$1,513 – $2,089	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$2,347	$1.44	$1,972 – $2,723	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$1,532	$1.39	$1,287 – $1,777	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$1,042	$0.87	$875 – $1,208	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$1,524	$0.96	$1,281 – $1,768	3 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$421	$1.88	$354 – $488	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$2,229	$1.45	$1,872 – $2,586	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$455	$1.73	$382 – $528	1 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Mountain View, CA to Houston, TX?

A Sprinter van from Mountain View, CA to Houston, TX is estimated at $2,698 all-in in October 2026, or $1.41 a mile over about 1,908 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,266 and $3,130.

How far is Mountain View, CA from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,908 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 $746 of the $2,698 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,952 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Mountain View, CA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $1,837, which makes Mountain View, 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