Des Moines, WA · BOX · Oct 2026
Box truck rates in Des Moines, WA
Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Des Moines, Washington, on its busiest lanes.
$2.86/mi outbound
+3.2% from last month
- Inbound
- $1.91/mi
- vs national
- +26.0%
- 1 year
- +17.7%
- Population
- 33,207
Box truck lanes from Des Moines
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $7,534 | $2.65 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $2,471 | $2.21 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,095 | $2.01 |
| Houston, TX | $4,632 | $2.09 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $3,076 | $2.38 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $7,074 | $2.53 |
| San Antonio, TX | $4,396 | $2.10 |
| San Diego, CA | $2,681 | $2.18 |
| Dallas, TX | $4,174 | $2.11 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $8,586 | $2.97 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $4,121 | $2.12 |
| San Jose, CA | $1,937 | $2.35 |
| Austin, TX | $4,364 | $2.10 |
| Charlotte, NC | $6,392 | $2.38 |
From Des Moines, a 26' box truck costs between $2.01 a mile (Chicago, $4,095) and $2.97 a mile (Jacksonville, $8,586) 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 Des Moines
Box truck lanes into Des Moines
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,579 | $1.61 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $2,694 | $2.41 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,091 | $2.00 |
| Houston, TX | $3,438 | $1.55 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,747 | $1.35 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,013 | $1.43 |
| San Antonio, TX | $3,263 | $1.56 |
| San Diego, CA | $2,922 | $2.37 |
| Dallas, TX | $3,098 | $1.57 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,529 | $1.22 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $3,059 | $1.57 |
| San Jose, CA | $2,112 | $2.57 |
| Austin, TX | $3,239 | $1.56 |
| Charlotte, NC | $3,892 | $1.45 |
Box truck · outbound · Washington market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Des Moines is priced with the Washington market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Des Moines's own distances.
Des Moines rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $4.39 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $5.23 | −0.4% | +35.8% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $5.37 | +3.3% | +18.5% | |
| STEPStep deck | $5.86 | +3.4% | +18.6% | |
| PWRPower only | $3.84 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.89 | +2.8% | +18.4% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.86 | +3.2% | +17.7% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.76 | +3.5% | +17.3% |