San Jose, CA · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in San Jose, CA
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to San Jose, 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
- 997,368
Box truck lanes from San Jose
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $8,671 | $2.88 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,173 | $3.35 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,704 | $2.18 |
| Houston, TX | $4,383 | $2.32 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,091 | $2.93 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $8,089 | $2.75 |
| San Antonio, TX | $4,000 | $2.35 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,432 | $2.98 |
| Dallas, TX | $4,004 | $2.35 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $8,981 | $3.26 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $3,928 | $2.35 |
| Austin, TX | $4,035 | $2.34 |
| Charlotte, NC | $6,950 | $2.59 |
| Columbus, OH | $5,632 | $2.29 |
From San Jose, a 26' box truck costs between $2.18 a mile (Chicago, $4,704) and $3.35 a mile (Los Angeles, $1,173) 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 Jose
Box truck lanes into San Jose
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,834 | $1.61 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,173 | $3.35 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,312 | $1.99 |
| Houston, TX | $2,984 | $1.58 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,089 | $1.53 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,210 | $1.43 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,723 | $1.60 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,432 | $2.98 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,726 | $1.60 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,387 | $1.23 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,674 | $1.60 |
| Austin, TX | $2,747 | $1.60 |
| Charlotte, NC | $3,882 | $1.45 |
| Columbus, OH | $4,605 | $1.87 |
Box truck · outbound · California market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
San Jose is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use San Jose's own distances.
San Jose 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% |