Helena, MT · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Helena, MT

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

$1.97/mi outbound

+3.1% from last month

Inbound: $2.36/mi
vs national: −13.2%
1 year: +17.3%
Population: 34,729

Box truck lanes from Helena

26' box truck rates from Helena, MT
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,276 mi	$4,250	$1.87	$3,612 – $4,887	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,099 mi	$1,686	$1.53	$1,433 – $1,939	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,468 mi	$2,117	$1.44	$1,800 – $2,435	4 d
Houston, TX	1,729 mi	$2,564	$1.48	$2,180 – $2,949	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,062 mi	$1,808	$1.70	$1,537 – $2,080	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,232 mi	$3,972	$1.78	$3,376 – $4,568	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,639 mi	$2,447	$1.49	$2,080 – $2,814	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,168 mi	$1,773	$1.52	$1,507 – $2,038	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,472 mi	$2,229	$1.51	$1,895 – $2,564	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,325 mi	$4,865	$2.09	$4,135 – $5,595	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,450 mi	$2,201	$1.52	$1,871 – $2,531	4 d
San Jose, CA	962 mi	$1,513	$1.57	$1,286 – $1,740	3 d
Austin, TX	1,606 mi	$2,404	$1.50	$2,043 – $2,765	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,116 mi	$3,550	$1.68	$3,018 – $4,083	5 d

From Helena, a 26' box truck costs between $1.44 a mile (Chicago, $2,117) and $2.09 a mile (Jacksonville, $4,865) 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 Helena

Box truck lanes into Helena

26' box truck rates into Helena, MT
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,276 mi	$4,623	$2.03	$3,929 – $5,316	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,099 mi	$3,289	$2.99	$2,796 – $3,782	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,468 mi	$3,786	$2.58	$3,218 – $4,354	4 d
Houston, TX	1,729 mi	$3,406	$1.97	$2,895 – $3,917	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,062 mi	$1,838	$1.73	$1,562 – $2,113	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,232 mi	$4,033	$1.81	$3,428 – $4,638	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,639 mi	$3,251	$1.98	$2,763 – $3,738	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,168 mi	$3,458	$2.96	$2,940 – $3,977	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,472 mi	$2,962	$2.01	$2,517 – $3,406	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,325 mi	$3,579	$1.54	$3,042 – $4,116	5 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,450 mi	$2,924	$2.02	$2,485 – $3,362	4 d
San Jose, CA	962 mi	$2,952	$3.07	$2,510 – $3,395	3 d
Austin, TX	1,606 mi	$3,194	$1.99	$2,714 – $3,673	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,116 mi	$3,869	$1.83	$3,289 – $4,450	5 d

Box truck · outbound · Montana market

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

Helena rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Helena by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.03	+5.2%	+13.9%	+25.2%	$2.38 – $3.03
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.62	0.0%	+2.0%	+36.1%	$2.82 – $3.88
FLAT48' flatbed	$3.71	+3.3%	+8.5%	+18.5%	$3.11 – $3.71
STEPStep deck	$4.05	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.4%	$3.40 – $4.05
PWRPower only	$2.65	+5.6%	+13.7%	+25.0%	$2.08 – $2.65
HOTHotshot	$2.00	+3.1%	+8.7%	+18.3%	$1.68 – $2.00
BOX26' box truck	$1.97	+3.1%	+7.7%	+17.3%	$1.68 – $1.97
SPRTSprinter van	$1.22	+4.3%	+8.0%	+18.4%	$1.03 – $1.22

Box truck lanes from Helena

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Box truck lanes into Helena

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Helena rates by truck type

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