Washington, DC · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Washington, DC

Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Washington, District of Columbia, on its busiest lanes.

$2.23/mi outbound

+3.2% from last month

Inbound: $2.61/mi
vs national: −1.8%
1 year: +17.4%
Population: 702,250

Box truck lanes from Washington

26' box truck rates from Washington, DC
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	240 mi	$918	$3.82	$780 – $1,056	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,720 mi	$4,220	$1.55	$3,587 – $4,853	6 d
Chicago, IL	704 mi	$1,325	$1.88	$1,126 – $1,524	2 d
Houston, TX	1,439 mi	$2,476	$1.72	$2,104 – $2,847	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,332 mi	$4,045	$1.73	$3,438 – $4,652	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	149 mi	$708	$4.75	$602 – $814	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,636 mi	$2,766	$1.69	$2,351 – $3,181	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,675 mi	$4,156	$1.55	$3,532 – $4,779	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,393 mi	$2,408	$1.73	$2,047 – $2,769	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	765 mi	$2,158	$2.82	$1,835 – $2,482	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,430 mi	$2,463	$1.72	$2,093 – $2,832	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,848 mi	$4,402	$1.55	$3,742 – $5,063	6 d
Austin, TX	1,554 mi	$2,645	$1.70	$2,249 – $3,042	4 d
Charlotte, NC	390 mi	$1,075	$2.76	$914 – $1,236	1 d

From Washington, a 26' box truck costs between $1.55 a mile (Los Angeles, $4,220) and $4.75 a mile (Philadelphia, $708) 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 Washington

Box truck lanes into Washington

26' box truck rates into Washington, DC
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	240 mi	$974	$4.06	$828 – $1,120	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,720 mi	$8,032	$2.95	$6,827 – $9,237	6 d
Chicago, IL	704 mi	$2,311	$3.28	$1,965 – $2,658	2 d
Houston, TX	1,439 mi	$3,209	$2.23	$2,727 – $3,690	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,332 mi	$4,011	$1.72	$3,409 – $4,612	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	149 mi	$701	$4.70	$596 – $806	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,636 mi	$3,585	$2.19	$3,047 – $4,123	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,675 mi	$7,910	$2.96	$6,724 – $9,097	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,393 mi	$3,121	$2.24	$2,653 – $3,589	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	765 mi	$1,549	$2.03	$1,317 – $1,782	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,430 mi	$3,192	$2.23	$2,713 – $3,670	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,848 mi	$8,379	$2.94	$7,123 – $9,636	6 d
Austin, TX	1,554 mi	$3,429	$2.21	$2,914 – $3,943	4 d
Charlotte, NC	390 mi	$1,143	$2.93	$971 – $1,314	1 d

Box truck · outbound · District of Columbia market

Rate history

All-in rateFuel cost per mile

Washington is priced with the District of Columbia market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Washington's own distances.

Washington rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Washington by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.43	+5.2%	+14.0%	+24.7%	$2.70 – $3.43
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.09	−0.2%	+1.7%	+35.9%	$3.19 – $4.40
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.20	+3.4%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$3.52 – $4.20
STEPStep deck	$4.59	+3.4%	+8.8%	+18.6%	$3.85 – $4.59
PWRPower only	$3.00	+5.6%	+13.6%	+25.0%	$2.35 – $3.00
HOTHotshot	$2.26	+3.2%	+8.1%	+18.3%	$1.90 – $2.26
BOX26' box truck	$2.23	+3.2%	+7.2%	+17.4%	$1.90 – $2.23
SPRTSprinter van	$1.38	+3.8%	+7.8%	+17.9%	$1.17 – $1.38

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