Kansas City, KS · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Kansas City, KS
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Kansas City, Kansas, on its busiest lanes.
$2.68/mi outbound
+3.1% from last month
- Inbound
- $1.98/mi
- vs national
- +18.1%
- 1 year
- +17.5%
- Population
- 156,752
Box truck lanes from Kansas City
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $3,547 | $2.72 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $3,151 | $1.97 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,231 | $2.51 |
| Houston, TX | $1,775 | $2.33 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,764 | $2.26 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $3,217 | $2.61 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,892 | $2.28 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,082 | $1.98 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,369 | $2.57 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,534 | $3.13 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,390 | $2.55 |
| San Jose, CA | $3,380 | $1.95 |
| Austin, TX | $1,748 | $2.34 |
| Charlotte, NC | $2,453 | $2.56 |
From Kansas City, a 26' box truck costs between $1.95 a mile (San Jose, $3,380) and $3.13 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,534) 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 Kansas City
Box truck lanes into Kansas City
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,382 | $1.83 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $3,795 | $2.37 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,358 | $2.77 |
| Houston, TX | $1,455 | $1.91 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,734 | $1.42 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2,016 | $1.64 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,551 | $1.87 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,712 | $2.38 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,123 | $2.11 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,605 | $1.42 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,140 | $2.09 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,071 | $2.35 |
| Austin, TX | $1,433 | $1.92 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,650 | $1.72 |
Box truck · outbound · Kansas market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Kansas City is priced with the Kansas market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Kansas City's own distances.
Kansas City rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $4.13 | +5.6% | +25.2% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $4.92 | −0.2% | +35.9% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $5.05 | +3.5% | +18.5% | |
| STEPStep deck | $5.51 | +3.4% | +18.5% | |
| PWRPower only | $3.61 | +5.6% | +25.3% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.72 | +3.0% | +18.8% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.68 | +3.1% | +17.5% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.65 | +3.1% | +17.0% |