Hickory, NC · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Hickory, NC

Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Hickory, North Carolina, on its busiest lanes.

$2.08/mi outbound

+3.0% from last month

Inbound: $2.29/mi
vs national: −8.4%
1 year: +17.5%
Population: 45,081

Box truck lanes from Hickory

26' box truck rates from Hickory, NC
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	620 mi	$1,534	$2.47	$1,304 – $1,765	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,470 mi	$3,604	$1.46	$3,064 – $4,145	6 d
Chicago, IL	640 mi	$1,152	$1.80	$979 – $1,325	2 d
Houston, TX	1,078 mi	$1,813	$1.68	$1,541 – $2,085	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,063 mi	$3,379	$1.64	$2,872 – $3,886	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	529 mi	$1,305	$2.47	$1,110 – $1,501	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,285 mi	$2,098	$1.63	$1,783 – $2,413	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,411 mi	$3,526	$1.46	$2,997 – $4,055	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,067 mi	$1,798	$1.69	$1,528 – $2,068	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	441 mi	$1,364	$3.09	$1,160 – $1,569	1 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,105 mi	$1,850	$1.67	$1,573 – $2,128	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,636 mi	$3,825	$1.45	$3,251 – $4,399	6 d
Austin, TX	1,206 mi	$1,989	$1.65	$1,691 – $2,288	3 d
Columbus, OH	362 mi	$839	$2.32	$713 – $964	1 d

From Hickory, a 26' box truck costs between $1.45 a mile (San Jose, $3,825) and $3.09 a mile (Jacksonville, $1,364) 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 Hickory

Box truck lanes into Hickory

26' box truck rates into Hickory, NC
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	620 mi	$1,531	$2.47	$1,302 – $1,761	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,470 mi	$6,452	$2.61	$5,484 – $7,420	6 d
Chicago, IL	640 mi	$1,891	$2.95	$1,607 – $2,174	2 d
Houston, TX	1,078 mi	$2,210	$2.05	$1,878 – $2,541	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,063 mi	$3,151	$1.53	$2,678 – $3,623	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	529 mi	$1,216	$2.30	$1,034 – $1,398	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,285 mi	$2,557	$1.99	$2,174 – $2,941	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,411 mi	$6,312	$2.62	$5,365 – $7,258	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,067 mi	$2,192	$2.05	$1,863 – $2,520	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	441 mi	$921	$2.09	$783 – $1,059	1 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,105 mi	$2,255	$2.04	$1,917 – $2,594	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,636 mi	$6,847	$2.60	$5,820 – $7,874	6 d
Austin, TX	1,206 mi	$2,425	$2.01	$2,061 – $2,788	3 d
Columbus, OH	362 mi	$1,227	$3.39	$1,043 – $1,412	1 d

Box truck · outbound · North Carolina market

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

Hickory rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Hickory by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.20	+5.3%	+13.9%	+25.0%	$2.52 – $3.20
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.82	−0.3%	+1.9%	+35.9%	$2.97 – $4.10
FLAT48' flatbed	$3.92	+3.4%	+8.6%	+18.8%	$3.29 – $3.92
STEPStep deck	$4.28	+3.4%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.59 – $4.28
PWRPower only	$2.80	+5.7%	+13.8%	+25.0%	$2.19 – $2.80
HOTHotshot	$2.11	+2.9%	+8.2%	+18.5%	$1.77 – $2.11
BOX26' box truck	$2.08	+3.0%	+7.2%	+17.5%	$1.77 – $2.08
SPRTSprinter van	$1.29	+4.0%	+8.4%	+18.3%	$1.09 – $1.29

Box truck lanes from Hickory

Price a load from Hickory

Box truck lanes into Hickory

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Hickory rates by truck type

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