Santa Cruz, CA · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Santa Cruz, CA

Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Santa Cruz, 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: 62,581

Box truck lanes from Santa Cruz

26' box truck rates from Santa Cruz, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,032 mi	$8,732	$2.88	$7,422 – $10,042	7 d
Los Angeles, CA	340 mi	$1,154	$3.39	$981 – $1,327	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,185 mi	$4,749	$2.17	$4,037 – $5,462	5 d
Houston, TX	1,899 mi	$4,401	$2.32	$3,741 – $5,061	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	717 mi	$2,100	$2.93	$1,785 – $2,415	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,969 mi	$8,147	$2.74	$6,925 – $9,370	7 d
San Antonio, TX	1,711 mi	$4,014	$2.35	$3,412 – $4,616	4 d
San Diego, CA	471 mi	$1,414	$3.00	$1,202 – $1,626	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,719 mi	$4,031	$2.34	$3,426 – $4,635	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,772 mi	$9,026	$3.26	$7,672 – $10,380	6 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,681 mi	$3,953	$2.35	$3,360 – $4,545	4 d
Austin, TX	1,730 mi	$4,053	$2.34	$3,445 – $4,661	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,697 mi	$6,993	$2.59	$5,944 – $8,041	6 d
Columbus, OH	2,485 mi	$5,678	$2.28	$4,826 – $6,529	6 d

From Santa Cruz, a 26' box truck costs between $2.17 a mile (Chicago, $4,749) and $3.39 a mile (Los Angeles, $1,154) 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 Santa Cruz

Box truck lanes into Santa Cruz

26' box truck rates into Santa Cruz, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,032 mi	$4,868	$1.61	$4,138 – $5,599	7 d
Los Angeles, CA	340 mi	$1,154	$3.39	$981 – $1,327	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,185 mi	$4,353	$1.99	$3,700 – $5,006	5 d
Houston, TX	1,899 mi	$2,997	$1.58	$2,547 – $3,446	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	717 mi	$1,094	$1.53	$930 – $1,258	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,969 mi	$4,240	$1.43	$3,604 – $4,876	7 d
San Antonio, TX	1,711 mi	$2,733	$1.60	$2,323 – $3,143	4 d
San Diego, CA	471 mi	$1,414	$3.00	$1,202 – $1,626	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,719 mi	$2,744	$1.60	$2,333 – $3,156	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,772 mi	$3,404	$1.23	$2,893 – $3,914	6 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,681 mi	$2,691	$1.60	$2,288 – $3,095	4 d
Austin, TX	1,730 mi	$2,760	$1.60	$2,346 – $3,174	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,697 mi	$3,906	$1.45	$3,320 – $4,492	6 d
Columbus, OH	2,485 mi	$4,643	$1.87	$3,946 – $5,339	6 d

Box truck · outbound · California market

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

Santa Cruz rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz

Price a load from Santa Cruz

Box truck lanes into Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz rates by truck type

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