Columbus, IN · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Columbus, IN
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Columbus, Indiana, on its busiest lanes.
$2.71/mi outbound
+3.4% from last month
- Inbound
- $1.96/mi
- vs national
- +19.4%
- 1 year
- +17.8%
- Population
- 51,970
Box truck lanes from Columbus
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,314 | $3.05 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,141 | $1.92 |
| Chicago, IL | $818 | $3.40 |
| Houston, TX | $2,210 | $2.22 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $3,834 | $2.17 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2,029 | $2.98 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,503 | $2.16 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,065 | $1.92 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,011 | $2.27 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $2,648 | $3.41 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,068 | $2.26 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,371 | $1.91 |
| Austin, TX | $2,349 | $2.19 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,456 | $3.14 |
From Columbus, a 26' box truck costs between $1.91 a mile (San Jose, $4,371) and $3.41 a mile (Jacksonville, $2,648) 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 Columbus
Box truck lanes into Columbus
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $1,522 | $2.01 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,885 | $2.27 |
| Chicago, IL | $885 | $3.67 |
| Houston, TX | $1,775 | $1.78 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,356 | $1.33 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,246 | $1.83 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,010 | $1.73 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,795 | $2.27 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,615 | $1.83 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,178 | $1.52 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,661 | $1.81 |
| San Jose, CA | $5,156 | $2.25 |
| Austin, TX | $1,887 | $1.76 |
| Charlotte, NC | $960 | $2.07 |
Box truck · outbound · Indiana market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Columbus is priced with the Indiana market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Columbus's own distances.
Columbus rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $4.16 | +5.3% | +24.9% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $4.96 | −0.2% | +35.9% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $5.09 | +3.2% | +18.6% | |
| STEPStep deck | $5.56 | +3.3% | +18.6% | |
| PWRPower only | $3.64 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.74 | +3.0% | +18.6% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.71 | +3.4% | +17.8% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.67 | +3.7% | +17.6% |