Lane · SPRT · Oct 2026

Tea, SD to Houston, TX sprinter rate

$1,487sprinter

+3.1% from last month

Per mile: $1.33
Distance: 1,118 mi
Typical range: $1,249–$1,725
Transit: 2 days

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Sprinter · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Tea to Houston price history

3 months: +7.3%
1 year: +17.7%
5 years: +24.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,050
Fuel: $437
All-in estimate: $1,487

Return trip

Houston → Tea$1,231

This direction runs 21% above the return trip. Leaving SD prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Tea to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Tea, SD to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,717	$3.32	$3,308 – $4,126
53' refrigerated	$4,430	$3.96	$3,854 – $5,006
48' flatbed	$4,504	$4.03	$3,873 – $5,134
Step deck	$4,910	$4.39	$4,125 – $5,696
Power only	$3,276	$2.93	$2,850 – $3,702
Hotshot	$2,472	$2.21	$2,052 – $2,893
26' box truck	$2,426	$2.17	$2,062 – $2,790
Sprinter van	$1,487	$1.33	$1,249 – $1,725

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More lanes from Tea

Sprinter van lanes from Tea, SD
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,399 mi	$2,323	$1.66	$1,951 – $2,695	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,567 mi	$1,907	$1.22	$1,602 – $2,213	3 d
Chicago, IL	563 mi	$843	$1.50	$708 – $978	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,260 mi	$1,750	$1.39	$1,470 – $2,030	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,345 mi	$2,138	$1.59	$1,796 – $2,480	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,146 mi	$1,517	$1.32	$1,274 – $1,760	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,558 mi	$1,898	$1.22	$1,594 – $2,202	3 d
Dallas, TX	869 mi	$1,217	$1.40	$1,023 – $1,412	2 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 Tea, SD to Houston, TX?

A Sprinter van from Tea, SD to Houston, TX is estimated at $1,487 all-in in October 2026, or $1.33 a mile over about 1,118 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,249 and $1,725.

How far is Tea, SD from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,118 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 2 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $437 of the $1,487 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,050 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Tea, SD?

The reverse direction is estimated at $1,231, which makes Tea, SD to Houston, TX 21% 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