Houston, TX · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Houston, TX
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Houston, Texas, on its busiest lanes.
$2.20/mi outbound
+3.3% from last month
- Inbound
- $1.98/mi
- vs national
- −3.1%
- 1 year
- +17.6%
- Population
- 2,390,125
Box truck lanes from Houston
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $3,599 | $2.15 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $2,616 | $1.61 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,857 | $1.68 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,222 | $1.86 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $3,263 | $2.06 |
| San Antonio, TX | $672 | $3.00 |
| San Diego, CA | $2,482 | $1.62 |
| Dallas, TX | $729 | $2.77 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $2,552 | $2.63 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $753 | $2.69 |
| San Jose, CA | $2,984 | $1.58 |
| Austin, TX | $597 | $3.47 |
| Charlotte, NC | $2,235 | $2.04 |
| Columbus, OH | $2,072 | $1.77 |
From Houston, a 26' box truck costs between $1.58 a mile (San Jose, $2,984) and $3.47 a mile (Austin, $597) 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 Houston
Box truck lanes into Houston
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,947 | $1.76 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $3,841 | $2.36 |
| Chicago, IL | $2,499 | $2.26 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,700 | $1.42 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2,494 | $1.57 |
| San Antonio, TX | $672 | $3.00 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,646 | $2.38 |
| Dallas, TX | $729 | $2.77 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,413 | $1.46 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $753 | $2.69 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,383 | $2.32 |
| Austin, TX | $597 | $3.47 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,834 | $1.68 |
| Columbus, OH | $2,488 | $2.12 |
Box truck · outbound · Texas market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Houston is priced with the Texas market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Houston's own distances.
Houston rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $3.37 | +5.3% | +24.8% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $4.02 | −0.2% | +35.8% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $4.13 | +3.5% | +18.7% | |
| STEPStep deck | $4.51 | +3.4% | +18.7% | |
| PWRPower only | $2.95 | +5.7% | +25.0% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.22 | +2.8% | +18.1% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.20 | +3.3% | +17.6% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.35 | +3.1% | +17.4% |