Des Plaines, IL · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Des Plaines, IL
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Des Plaines, Illinois, on its busiest lanes.
$2.81/mi outbound
+2.9% from last month
- Inbound
- $1.88/mi
- vs national
- +23.8%
- 1 year
- +17.6%
- Population
- 58,832
Box truck lanes from Des Plaines
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,651 | $3.08 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,116 | $2.00 |
| Houston, TX | $2,512 | $2.26 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $3,834 | $2.26 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2,387 | $2.98 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,750 | $2.22 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,064 | $2.01 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,202 | $2.33 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,456 | $3.33 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,247 | $2.32 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,288 | $2.00 |
| Austin, TX | $2,588 | $2.24 |
| Charlotte, NC | $2,052 | $2.87 |
| Columbus, OH | $1,102 | $3.18 |
From Des Plaines, a 26' box truck costs between $2.00 a mile (Los Angeles, $4,116) and $3.33 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,456) 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 Des Plaines
Box truck lanes into Des Plaines
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $1,613 | $1.87 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,491 | $2.19 |
| Houston, TX | $1,866 | $1.68 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,179 | $1.28 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,355 | $1.69 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,043 | $1.65 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,434 | $2.19 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,636 | $1.73 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,422 | $1.37 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,669 | $1.72 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,679 | $2.18 |
| Austin, TX | $1,923 | $1.67 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,250 | $1.75 |
| Columbus, OH | $983 | $2.84 |
Box truck · outbound · Illinois market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Des Plaines is priced with the Illinois market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Des Plaines's own distances.
Des Plaines rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $4.32 | +5.4% | +24.9% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $5.15 | −0.4% | +35.9% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $5.29 | +3.3% | +18.6% | |
| STEPStep deck | $5.77 | +3.2% | +18.5% | |
| PWRPower only | $3.78 | +5.6% | +25.2% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.85 | +3.3% | +18.8% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.81 | +2.9% | +17.6% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.73 | +3.6% | +17.7% |