Dover, DE · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Dover, DE

Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Dover, Delaware, on its busiest lanes.

$2.21/mi outbound

+3.3% from last month

Inbound: $2.49/mi
vs national: −2.6%
1 year: +17.6%
Population: 40,191

Box truck lanes from Dover

26' box truck rates from Dover, DE
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	157 mi	$751	$4.78	$638 – $863	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,812 mi	$4,302	$1.53	$3,657 – $4,948	6 d
Chicago, IL	784 mi	$1,421	$1.81	$1,208 – $1,634	2 d
Houston, TX	1,534 mi	$2,587	$1.69	$2,199 – $2,975	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,427 mi	$4,148	$1.71	$3,525 – $4,770	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	73 mi	$563	$7.71	$479 – $647	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,732 mi	$2,875	$1.66	$2,444 – $3,307	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,769 mi	$4,242	$1.53	$3,605 – $4,878	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,490 mi	$2,523	$1.69	$2,144 – $2,901	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	828 mi	$2,268	$2.74	$1,928 – $2,608	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,527 mi	$2,576	$1.69	$2,190 – $2,963	4 d
San Jose, CA	2,936 mi	$4,477	$1.52	$3,805 – $5,149	7 d
Austin, TX	1,650 mi	$2,756	$1.67	$2,342 – $3,169	4 d
Charlotte, NC	472 mi	$1,201	$2.54	$1,021 – $1,381	1 d

From Dover, a 26' box truck costs between $1.52 a mile (San Jose, $4,477) and $7.71 a mile (Philadelphia, $563) 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 Dover

Box truck lanes into Dover

26' box truck rates into Dover, DE
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	157 mi	$768	$4.89	$653 – $883	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,812 mi	$7,893	$2.81	$6,709 – $9,077	6 d
Chicago, IL	784 mi	$2,390	$3.05	$2,031 – $2,748	2 d
Houston, TX	1,534 mi	$3,231	$2.11	$2,746 – $3,716	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,427 mi	$3,964	$1.63	$3,369 – $4,558	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	73 mi	$538	$7.36	$457 – $618	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,732 mi	$3,592	$2.07	$3,053 – $4,131	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,769 mi	$7,782	$2.81	$6,614 – $8,949	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,490 mi	$3,151	$2.11	$2,678 – $3,624	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	828 mi	$1,569	$1.89	$1,334 – $1,804	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,527 mi	$3,218	$2.11	$2,736 – $3,701	4 d
San Jose, CA	2,936 mi	$8,214	$2.80	$6,982 – $9,446	7 d
Austin, TX	1,650 mi	$3,442	$2.09	$2,926 – $3,959	4 d
Charlotte, NC	472 mi	$1,231	$2.61	$1,046 – $1,416	1 d

Box truck · outbound · Delaware market

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

Dover rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Dover by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.40	+5.6%	+14.1%	+25.5%	$2.67 – $3.40
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.05	−0.2%	+1.8%	+35.9%	$3.15 – $4.35
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.15	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.48 – $4.15
STEPStep deck	$4.53	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.80 – $4.53
PWRPower only	$2.97	+5.7%	+13.8%	+25.3%	$2.33 – $2.97
HOTHotshot	$2.24	+3.2%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$1.88 – $2.24
BOX26' box truck	$2.21	+3.3%	+7.8%	+17.6%	$1.88 – $2.21
SPRTSprinter van	$1.36	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.2%	$1.16 – $1.36

Box truck lanes from Dover

Price a load from Dover

Box truck lanes into Dover

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Dover rates by truck type

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