San Francisco, CA · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in San Francisco, CA
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to San Francisco, 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
- 827,526
Box truck lanes from San Francisco
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $8,836 | $2.88 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,333 | $3.10 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,826 | $2.17 |
| Houston, TX | $4,555 | $2.31 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,280 | $2.85 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $8,249 | $2.74 |
| San Antonio, TX | $4,175 | $2.33 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,593 | $2.84 |
| Dallas, TX | $4,173 | $2.33 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $9,218 | $3.25 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $4,097 | $2.34 |
| San Jose, CA | $648 | $7.54 |
| Austin, TX | $4,210 | $2.33 |
| Charlotte, NC | $7,121 | $2.59 |
From San Francisco, a 26' box truck costs between $2.17 a mile (Chicago, $4,826) and $7.54 a mile (San Jose, $648) 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 San Francisco
Box truck lanes into San Francisco
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,926 | $1.60 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,333 | $3.10 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,423 | $1.99 |
| Houston, TX | $3,102 | $1.57 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,188 | $1.49 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,293 | $1.43 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,842 | $1.59 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,593 | $2.84 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,841 | $1.59 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,476 | $1.23 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,789 | $1.59 |
| San Jose, CA | $648 | $7.54 |
| Austin, TX | $2,866 | $1.59 |
| Charlotte, NC | $3,978 | $1.45 |
Box truck · outbound · California market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
San Francisco is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use San Francisco's own distances.
San Francisco rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $4.79 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $5.71 | −0.3% | +36.0% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $5.86 | +3.4% | +18.6% | |
| STEPStep deck | $6.40 | +3.4% | +18.5% | |
| PWRPower only | $4.19 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| HOTHotshot | $3.16 | +3.3% | +18.8% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $3.12 | +3.3% | +17.7% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.92 | +3.8% | +17.8% |