East Chicago, IN · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in East Chicago, IN
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to East Chicago, 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
- 25,768
Box truck lanes from East Chicago
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,488 | $2.99 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,001 | $1.93 |
| Houston, TX | $2,394 | $2.18 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $3,726 | $2.17 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2,230 | $2.89 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,633 | $2.14 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,949 | $1.93 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,111 | $2.24 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,223 | $3.23 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,156 | $2.23 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,177 | $1.92 |
| Austin, TX | $2,478 | $2.16 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,891 | $2.81 |
| Columbus, OH | $990 | $3.23 |
From East Chicago, a 26' box truck costs between $1.92 a mile (San Jose, $4,177) and $3.23 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,223) 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 East Chicago
Box truck lanes into East Chicago
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $1,636 | $1.96 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,720 | $2.27 |
| Houston, TX | $1,923 | $1.75 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,289 | $1.34 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,369 | $1.78 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,115 | $1.72 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,658 | $2.28 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,696 | $1.80 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,434 | $1.44 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,732 | $1.79 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,928 | $2.26 |
| Austin, TX | $1,990 | $1.74 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,246 | $1.85 |
| Columbus, OH | $955 | $3.11 |
Box truck · outbound · Indiana market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
East Chicago is priced with the Indiana market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use East Chicago's own distances.
East Chicago 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% |