Boston, MA · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Boston, MA
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Boston, Massachusetts, on its busiest lanes.
$2.01/mi outbound
+3.1% from last month
- Inbound
- $2.65/mi
- vs national
- −11.5%
- 1 year
- +17.5%
- Population
- 673,458
Box truck lanes from Boston
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $800 | $3.55 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $4,245 | $1.38 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,575 | $1.56 |
| Houston, TX | $2,830 | $1.49 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $4,168 | $1.54 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $910 | $2.88 |
| San Antonio, TX | $3,082 | $1.48 |
| San Diego, CA | $4,205 | $1.38 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,741 | $1.50 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $2,781 | $2.32 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,788 | $1.50 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,359 | $1.38 |
| Austin, TX | $2,971 | $1.49 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,676 | $1.97 |
From Boston, a 26' box truck costs between $1.38 a mile (Los Angeles, $4,245) and $3.55 a mile (New York, $800) 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 Boston
Box truck lanes into Boston
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $957 | $4.25 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $9,110 | $2.97 |
| Chicago, IL | $3,098 | $3.07 |
| Houston, TX | $4,135 | $2.18 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $4,659 | $1.72 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,016 | $3.22 |
| San Antonio, TX | $4,503 | $2.16 |
| San Diego, CA | $9,024 | $2.97 |
| Dallas, TX | $4,005 | $2.19 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $2,251 | $1.88 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $4,073 | $2.19 |
| San Jose, CA | $9,354 | $2.96 |
| Austin, TX | $4,340 | $2.17 |
| Charlotte, NC | $2,009 | $2.36 |
Box truck · outbound · Massachusetts market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Boston is priced with the Massachusetts market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Boston's own distances.
Boston rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $3.09 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $3.68 | −0.3% | +35.8% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $3.78 | +3.3% | +18.5% | |
| STEPStep deck | $4.12 | +3.3% | +18.4% | |
| PWRPower only | $2.70 | +5.5% | +25.0% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.04 | +3.6% | +18.6% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.01 | +3.1% | +17.5% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.24 | +4.2% | +18.1% |