Lake Charles, LA · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Lake Charles, LA

Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Lake Charles, Louisiana, on its busiest lanes.

$2.22/mi outbound

+3.3% from last month

Inbound: $2.18/mi
vs national: −2.2%
1 year: +17.5%
Population: 81,157

Box truck lanes from Lake Charles

26' box truck rates from Lake Charles, LA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,533 mi	$3,374	$2.20	$2,868 – $3,880	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,763 mi	$2,841	$1.61	$2,415 – $3,267	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,016 mi	$1,754	$1.73	$1,491 – $2,017	3 d
Houston, TX	157 mi	$582	$3.71	$495 – $670	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,334 mi	$2,463	$1.85	$2,093 – $2,832	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,443 mi	$3,047	$2.11	$2,590 – $3,504	4 d
San Antonio, TX	381 mi	$911	$2.39	$774 – $1,048	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,673 mi	$2,713	$1.62	$2,306 – $3,120	4 d
Dallas, TX	325 mi	$829	$2.55	$704 – $953	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	813 mi	$2,250	$2.77	$1,912 – $2,587	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	356 mi	$874	$2.46	$743 – $1,005	1 d
San Jose, CA	2,015 mi	$3,198	$1.59	$2,719 – $3,678	5 d
Austin, TX	320 mi	$821	$2.57	$698 – $945	1 d
Charlotte, NC	941 mi	$2,005	$2.13	$1,704 – $2,306	2 d

From Lake Charles, a 26' box truck costs between $1.59 a mile (San Jose, $3,198) and $3.71 a mile (Houston, $582) 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 Lake Charles

Box truck lanes into Lake Charles

26' box truck rates into Lake Charles, LA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,533 mi	$3,007	$1.96	$2,556 – $3,458	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,763 mi	$4,542	$2.58	$3,861 – $5,223	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,016 mi	$2,570	$2.53	$2,185 – $2,956	3 d
Houston, TX	157 mi	$634	$4.04	$539 – $729	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,334 mi	$2,051	$1.54	$1,743 – $2,359	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,443 mi	$2,535	$1.76	$2,155 – $2,915	4 d
San Antonio, TX	381 mi	$992	$2.60	$843 – $1,140	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,673 mi	$4,338	$2.59	$3,687 – $4,988	4 d
Dallas, TX	325 mi	$902	$2.78	$767 – $1,038	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	813 mi	$1,356	$1.67	$1,153 – $1,560	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	356 mi	$952	$2.67	$809 – $1,094	1 d
San Jose, CA	2,015 mi	$5,113	$2.54	$4,346 – $5,880	5 d
Austin, TX	320 mi	$894	$2.79	$760 – $1,028	1 d
Charlotte, NC	941 mi	$1,790	$1.90	$1,522 – $2,059	2 d

Box truck · outbound · Louisiana market

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

Lake Charles rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Lake Charles by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.42	+5.6%	+14.0%	+25.3%	$2.68 – $3.42
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.07	−0.2%	+1.8%	+35.7%	$3.17 – $4.38
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.18	+3.5%	+8.6%	+18.7%	$3.50 – $4.18
STEPStep deck	$4.56	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.4%	$3.83 – $4.56
PWRPower only	$2.99	+5.7%	+14.1%	+25.1%	$2.34 – $2.99
HOTHotshot	$2.25	+3.2%	+8.2%	+18.4%	$1.89 – $2.25
BOX26' box truck	$2.22	+3.3%	+7.2%	+17.5%	$1.89 – $2.22
SPRTSprinter van	$1.37	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.1%	$1.17 – $1.37

Box truck lanes from Lake Charles

Price a load from Lake Charles

Box truck lanes into Lake Charles

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Lake Charles rates by truck type

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