Ames, IA · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Ames, IA

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

$2.58/mi outbound

+3.2% from last month

Inbound: $1.92/mi
vs national: +13.7%
1 year: +17.8%
Population: 69,026

Box truck lanes from Ames

26' box truck rates from Ames, IA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,207 mi	$3,195	$2.65	$2,716 – $3,674	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,713 mi	$3,214	$1.88	$2,732 – $3,696	4 d
Chicago, IL	360 mi	$972	$2.70	$826 – $1,118	1 d
Houston, TX	1,005 mi	$2,119	$2.11	$1,801 – $2,437	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,371 mi	$2,925	$2.13	$2,486 – $3,364	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,147 mi	$2,914	$2.54	$2,477 – $3,351	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,074 mi	$2,237	$2.08	$1,901 – $2,572	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,690 mi	$3,176	$1.88	$2,700 – $3,653	4 d
Dallas, TX	780 mi	$1,736	$2.23	$1,476 – $1,997	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,233 mi	$3,652	$2.96	$3,104 – $4,200	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	791 mi	$1,755	$2.22	$1,492 – $2,018	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,802 mi	$3,361	$1.86	$2,857 – $3,865	4 d
Austin, TX	994 mi	$2,101	$2.11	$1,786 – $2,416	3 d
Charlotte, NC	985 mi	$2,413	$2.45	$2,051 – $2,775	3 d

From Ames, a 26' box truck costs between $1.86 a mile (San Jose, $3,361) and $2.96 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,652) 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 Ames

Box truck lanes into Ames

26' box truck rates into Ames, IA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,207 mi	$2,166	$1.79	$1,841 – $2,491	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,713 mi	$3,908	$2.28	$3,322 – $4,494	4 d
Chicago, IL	360 mi	$1,083	$3.01	$921 – $1,246	1 d
Houston, TX	1,005 mi	$1,754	$1.75	$1,491 – $2,018	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,371 mi	$1,852	$1.35	$1,575 – $2,130	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,147 mi	$1,843	$1.61	$1,567 – $2,120	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,074 mi	$1,852	$1.72	$1,574 – $2,129	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,690 mi	$3,862	$2.29	$3,283 – $4,441	4 d
Dallas, TX	780 mi	$1,437	$1.84	$1,222 – $1,653	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,233 mi	$1,674	$1.36	$1,423 – $1,926	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	791 mi	$1,453	$1.84	$1,235 – $1,671	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,802 mi	$4,086	$2.27	$3,473 – $4,699	4 d
Austin, TX	994 mi	$1,739	$1.75	$1,478 – $2,000	3 d
Charlotte, NC	985 mi	$1,639	$1.66	$1,393 – $1,885	3 d

Box truck · outbound · Iowa market

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

Ames rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Ames by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.96	+5.3%	+13.8%	+24.9%	$3.11 – $3.96
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.73	−0.2%	+1.7%	+35.9%	$3.68 – $5.08
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.85	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.6%	$4.07 – $4.85
STEPStep deck	$5.29	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.44 – $5.29
PWRPower only	$3.46	+5.5%	+13.8%	+24.9%	$2.72 – $3.46
HOTHotshot	$2.61	+3.2%	+8.3%	+18.6%	$2.19 – $2.61
BOX26' box truck	$2.58	+3.2%	+7.5%	+17.8%	$2.19 – $2.58
SPRTSprinter van	$1.59	+3.9%	+7.4%	+17.8%	$1.35 – $1.59

Box truck lanes from Ames

Price a load from Ames

Box truck lanes into Ames

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Ames rates by truck type

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