Merrillville, IN · VAN · Oct 2026

Dry van rates in Merrillville, IN

Estimated cost to ship a 53' dry van from and to Merrillville, Indiana, on its busiest lanes.

$4.16/mi outbound

+5.3% from last month

Inbound: $3.02/mi
vs national: +19.2%
1 year: +24.9%
Population: 36,989

Dry van lanes from Merrillville

53' dry van rates from Merrillville, IN
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	824 mi	$3,792	$4.60	$3,375 – $4,210	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,082 mi	$6,121	$2.94	$5,448 – $6,795	5 d
Houston, TX	1,091 mi	$3,647	$3.34	$3,246 – $4,048	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,719 mi	$5,704	$3.32	$5,077 – $6,332	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	761 mi	$3,397	$4.46	$3,024 – $3,771	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,228 mi	$4,018	$3.27	$3,576 – $4,460	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,050 mi	$6,037	$2.95	$5,373 – $6,702	4 d
Dallas, TX	936 mi	$3,227	$3.45	$2,872 – $3,582	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	981 mi	$4,878	$4.97	$4,341 – $5,415	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	962 mi	$3,298	$3.43	$2,935 – $3,661	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,186 mi	$6,394	$2.92	$5,690 – $7,097	5 d
Austin, TX	1,141 mi	$3,783	$3.32	$3,367 – $4,199	3 d
Charlotte, NC	658 mi	$2,863	$4.35	$2,548 – $3,178	2 d
Columbus, OH	294 mi	$1,507	$5.13	$1,341 – $1,673	1 d

From Merrillville, a 53' dry van costs between $2.92 a mile (San Jose, $6,394) and $5.13 a mile (Columbus, $1,507) 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 Merrillville

Dry van lanes into Merrillville

53' dry van rates into Merrillville, IN
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	824 mi	$2,494	$3.03	$2,220 – $2,768	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,082 mi	$7,220	$3.47	$6,426 – $8,015	5 d
Houston, TX	1,091 mi	$2,929	$2.68	$2,607 – $3,251	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,719 mi	$3,505	$2.04	$3,119 – $3,890	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	761 mi	$2,085	$2.74	$1,856 – $2,315	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,228 mi	$3,227	$2.63	$2,872 – $3,582	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,050 mi	$7,121	$3.47	$6,338 – $7,905	4 d
Dallas, TX	936 mi	$2,592	$2.77	$2,307 – $2,877	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	981 mi	$2,170	$2.21	$1,931 – $2,408	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	962 mi	$2,649	$2.75	$2,357 – $2,940	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,186 mi	$7,542	$3.45	$6,712 – $8,371	5 d
Austin, TX	1,141 mi	$3,038	$2.66	$2,704 – $3,372	3 d
Charlotte, NC	658 mi	$1,886	$2.87	$1,679 – $2,094	2 d
Columbus, OH	294 mi	$1,454	$4.94	$1,294 – $1,613	1 d

Dry van · outbound · Indiana market

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

Merrillville rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Merrillville by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.16	+5.3%	+14.0%	+24.9%	$3.27 – $4.16
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.96	−0.2%	+1.6%	+35.9%	$3.87 – $5.33
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.09	+3.2%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$4.27 – $5.09
STEPStep deck	$5.56	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.66 – $5.56
PWRPower only	$3.64	+5.5%	+13.7%	+25.1%	$2.85 – $3.64
HOTHotshot	$2.74	+3.0%	+8.3%	+18.6%	$2.30 – $2.74
BOX26' box truck	$2.71	+3.4%	+7.5%	+17.8%	$2.30 – $2.71
SPRTSprinter van	$1.67	+3.7%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$1.42 – $1.67

Dry van lanes from Merrillville

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Dry van lanes into Merrillville

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Merrillville rates by truck type

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