Iowa City, IA · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Iowa City, IA
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Iowa City, 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
- 76,710
Box truck lanes from Iowa City
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,917 | $2.70 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $3,407 | $1.86 |
| Chicago, IL | $768 | $3.28 |
| Houston, TX | $2,113 | $2.11 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $3,117 | $2.11 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2,645 | $2.60 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,274 | $2.08 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,362 | $1.86 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,767 | $2.21 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,392 | $3.01 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,798 | $2.20 |
| San Jose, CA | $3,568 | $1.85 |
| Austin, TX | $2,131 | $2.11 |
| Charlotte, NC | $2,169 | $2.52 |
From Iowa City, a 26' box truck costs between $1.85 a mile (San Jose, $3,568) and $3.28 a mile (Chicago, $768) 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 Iowa City
Box truck lanes into Iowa City
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $1,977 | $1.83 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,142 | $2.26 |
| Chicago, IL | $856 | $3.66 |
| Houston, TX | $1,749 | $1.75 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,974 | $1.34 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,673 | $1.64 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,883 | $1.72 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,088 | $2.27 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,463 | $1.83 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,555 | $1.38 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,488 | $1.82 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,338 | $2.25 |
| Austin, TX | $1,764 | $1.74 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,473 | $1.71 |
Box truck · outbound · Iowa market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Iowa City is priced with the Iowa market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Iowa City's own distances.
Iowa City rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $3.96 | +5.3% | +24.9% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $4.73 | −0.2% | +35.9% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $4.85 | +3.4% | +18.6% | |
| STEPStep deck | $5.29 | +3.3% | +18.6% | |
| PWRPower only | $3.46 | +5.5% | +24.9% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.61 | +3.2% | +18.6% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.58 | +3.2% | +17.8% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.59 | +3.9% | +17.8% |