San Mateo, CA · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in San Mateo, CA
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to San Mateo, 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
- 103,006
Box truck lanes from San Mateo
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $8,732 | $2.88 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,247 | $3.22 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,749 | $2.17 |
| Houston, TX | $4,455 | $2.31 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,175 | $2.90 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $8,150 | $2.74 |
| San Antonio, TX | $4,074 | $2.34 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,508 | $2.91 |
| Dallas, TX | $4,074 | $2.34 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $9,077 | $3.25 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $3,998 | $2.35 |
| Austin, TX | $4,109 | $2.34 |
| Charlotte, NC | $7,016 | $2.59 |
| Columbus, OH | $5,682 | $2.28 |
From San Mateo, a 26' box truck costs between $2.17 a mile (Chicago, $4,749) and $3.25 a mile (Jacksonville, $9,077) 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 Mateo
Box truck lanes into San Mateo
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,868 | $1.61 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,247 | $3.22 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,353 | $1.99 |
| Houston, TX | $3,033 | $1.58 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,133 | $1.51 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,241 | $1.43 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,774 | $1.59 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,508 | $2.91 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,774 | $1.59 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,423 | $1.23 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,722 | $1.60 |
| Austin, TX | $2,798 | $1.59 |
| Charlotte, NC | $3,919 | $1.45 |
| Columbus, OH | $4,646 | $1.87 |
Box truck · outbound · California market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
San Mateo is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use San Mateo's own distances.
San Mateo 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% |