Merced, CA · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Merced, CA

Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Merced, California, on its busiest lanes.

$3.12/mi outbound

+3.3% from last month

Inbound: $1.91/mi
vs national: +37.4%
1 year: +17.7%
Population: 96,073

Box truck lanes from Merced

26' box truck rates from Merced, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,928 mi	$8,455	$2.89	$7,186 – $9,723	7 d
Los Angeles, CA	301 mi	$1,076	$3.57	$915 – $1,237	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,081 mi	$4,546	$2.18	$3,864 – $5,227	5 d
Houston, TX	1,805 mi	$4,208	$2.33	$3,577 – $4,839	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	635 mi	$1,920	$3.02	$1,632 – $2,208	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,864 mi	$7,881	$2.75	$6,699 – $9,063	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,621 mi	$3,829	$2.36	$3,255 – $4,403	4 d
San Diego, CA	429 mi	$1,331	$3.10	$1,131 – $1,530	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,620 mi	$3,827	$2.36	$3,253 – $4,401	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,670 mi	$8,720	$3.27	$7,412 – $10,028	6 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,583 mi	$3,751	$2.37	$3,188 – $4,314	4 d
San Jose, CA	87 mi	$650	$7.47	$553 – $748	1 d
Austin, TX	1,637 mi	$3,862	$2.36	$3,283 – $4,441	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,593 mi	$6,745	$2.60	$5,733 – $7,757	6 d

From Merced, a 26' box truck costs between $2.18 a mile (Chicago, $4,546) and $7.47 a mile (San Jose, $650) across these lanes in October 2026. Shorter lanes cost more per mile because loading, unloading and waiting are spread over fewer miles.

Price a load from Merced

Box truck lanes into Merced

26' box truck rates into Merced, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,928 mi	$4,714	$1.61	$4,007 – $5,421	7 d
Los Angeles, CA	301 mi	$1,076	$3.57	$915 – $1,237	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,081 mi	$4,166	$2.00	$3,541 – $4,791	5 d
Houston, TX	1,805 mi	$2,865	$1.59	$2,435 – $3,295	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	635 mi	$1,000	$1.57	$850 – $1,150	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,864 mi	$4,101	$1.43	$3,486 – $4,716	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,621 mi	$2,607	$1.61	$2,216 – $2,998	4 d
San Diego, CA	429 mi	$1,331	$3.10	$1,131 – $1,530	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,620 mi	$2,606	$1.61	$2,215 – $2,997	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,670 mi	$3,288	$1.23	$2,795 – $3,782	6 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,583 mi	$2,554	$1.61	$2,171 – $2,937	4 d
San Jose, CA	87 mi	$650	$7.47	$553 – $748	1 d
Austin, TX	1,637 mi	$2,630	$1.61	$2,235 – $3,024	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,593 mi	$3,768	$1.45	$3,203 – $4,333	6 d

Box truck · outbound · California market

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Merced is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Merced's own distances.

Merced rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Merced by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.79	+5.5%	+14.0%	+25.1%	$3.76 – $4.79
REEF53' refrigerated	$5.71	−0.3%	+1.6%	+36.0%	$4.45 – $6.14
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.86	+3.4%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$4.92 – $5.86
STEPStep deck	$6.40	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$5.37 – $6.40
PWRPower only	$4.19	+5.5%	+13.9%	+25.1%	$3.28 – $4.19
HOTHotshot	$3.16	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.8%	$2.65 – $3.16
BOX26' box truck	$3.12	+3.3%	+7.6%	+17.7%	$2.65 – $3.12
SPRTSprinter van	$1.92	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.8%	$1.63 – $1.92

Box truck lanes from Merced

Price a load from Merced

Box truck lanes into Merced

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Merced rates by truck type

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