Santa Monica, CA · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Santa Monica, CA
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Santa Monica, 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
- 90,729
Box truck lanes from Santa Monica
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $8,398 | $2.89 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,522 | $2.19 |
| Houston, TX | $3,854 | $2.36 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,483 | $3.40 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $7,812 | $2.75 |
| San Antonio, TX | $3,438 | $2.40 |
| San Diego, CA | $746 | $5.52 |
| Dallas, TX | $3,539 | $2.39 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $8,349 | $3.28 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $3,459 | $2.40 |
| San Jose, CA | $1,165 | $3.37 |
| Austin, TX | $3,500 | $2.40 |
| Charlotte, NC | $6,557 | $2.61 |
| Columbus, OH | $5,390 | $2.30 |
From Santa Monica, a 26' box truck costs between $2.19 a mile (Chicago, $4,522) and $5.52 a mile (San Diego, $746) 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 Monica
Box truck lanes into Santa Monica
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,682 | $1.61 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,145 | $2.00 |
| Houston, TX | $2,624 | $1.61 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $773 | $1.77 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,066 | $1.43 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,341 | $1.64 |
| San Diego, CA | $746 | $5.52 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,410 | $1.63 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,148 | $1.24 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,355 | $1.63 |
| San Jose, CA | $1,165 | $3.37 |
| Austin, TX | $2,383 | $1.63 |
| Charlotte, NC | $3,663 | $1.46 |
| Columbus, OH | $4,408 | $1.88 |
Box truck · outbound · California market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Santa Monica is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Santa Monica's own distances.
Santa Monica 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% |