# Lane Cost

> The Lane Cost Index estimates the all-in cost of moving a full truckload between any two places in the contiguous United States, for 8 truck types, monthly from 2003-12 to 2026-10. Figures are modeled estimates, not quotes.

## National averages, 2026-10 (all-in, 750-mile haul)
- 53' dry van: $3.49 per mile (+25.1% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/dry-van
- 53' refrigerated: $4.16 per mile (+35.9% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/reefer
- 48' flatbed: $4.27 per mile (+18.6% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/flatbed
- Step deck: $4.66 per mile (+18.6% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/step-deck
- Power only: $3.05 per mile (+25% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/power-only
- Hotshot: $2.30 per mile (+18.6% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/hotshot
- 26' box truck: $2.27 per mile (+17.6% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/box-truck
- Sprinter van: $1.40 per mile (+17.6% vs a year earlier) — https://lanecost.com/rates/sprinter-van

## URL patterns
- https://lanecost.com/rates/{truck} — national rate and history for a truck type
- https://lanecost.com/rates/{truck}/{state} and https://lanecost.com/rates/{truck}/{state}/{city}
- https://lanecost.com/freight-rates/{state} and https://lanecost.com/freight-rates/{state}/{city} — all truck types
- https://lanecost.com/lanes/{origin-city-st}-to-{dest-city-st} and .../{truck} — one lane

Truck slugs: dry-van, reefer, flatbed, step-deck, power-only, hotshot, box-truck, sprinter-van.

## API (free JSON, CORS open; 60 requests a minute per IP without a key, 600 with a free key sent as "Authorization: Bearer <key>")
- https://lanecost.com/developers — guide, free key signup and terms (credit Lane Cost and call the figures estimates);https://lanecost.com/api/v1/openapi.json — OpenAPI 3.1 spec
- https://lanecost.com/api/v1/estimate?origin={city-st or ZIP}&destination={city-st or ZIP}&equipment={truck} — all-in estimate for a lane; omit equipment for every truck type
- https://lanecost.com/api/v1/estimate/history?origin=&destination=&equipment= — the lane month by month
- https://lanecost.com/api/v1/rates and https://lanecost.com/api/v1/rates/{truck}?state={ST} — national or state rate per mile with history
- https://lanecost.com/api/v1/states?equipment={truck} — outbound and inbound rate for every state
- https://lanecost.com/api/v1/diesel — US average diesel price, latest week and monthly history
- https://lanecost.com/api/v1/places?q={text} — find a place slug
- Places can be written "Chicago, IL", "chicago-il", "Chicago, Illinois" or a ZIP; a city alone picks the largest of that name.

## MCP server (Streamable HTTP; key optional, same header)
- https://lanecost.com/mcp — tools: estimate_lane_rate, get_lane_rate_history, get_national_rates, get_rate_history, get_state_rates, list_equipment, get_diesel_price, search_places

## Quotes
- https://lanecost.com/quote — request a firm truckload quote for a specific load
- https://lanecost.com/methodology — what an estimate includes and when a quote differs