Columbia, SC · VAN · Oct 2026

Dry van rates in Columbia, SC

Estimated cost to ship a 53' dry van from and to Columbia, South Carolina, on its busiest lanes.

$3.19/mi outbound

+5.6% from last month

Inbound: $3.58/mi
vs national: −8.6%
1 year: +25.1%
Population: 144,788

Dry van lanes from Columbia

53' dry van rates from Columbia, SC
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	703 mi	$2,577	$3.67	$2,294 – $2,860	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,520 mi	$5,562	$2.21	$4,951 – $6,174	5 d
Chicago, IL	770 mi	$2,023	$2.63	$1,801 – $2,246	2 d
Houston, TX	1,059 mi	$2,725	$2.57	$2,425 – $3,025	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,105 mi	$5,219	$2.48	$4,645 – $5,793	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	615 mi	$2,227	$3.62	$1,982 – $2,471	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,275 mi	$3,173	$2.49	$2,824 – $3,522	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,454 mi	$5,430	$2.21	$4,833 – $6,027	5 d
Dallas, TX	1,083 mi	$2,775	$2.56	$2,469 – $3,080	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	306 mi	$1,695	$5.54	$1,509 – $1,881	1 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,123 mi	$2,858	$2.54	$2,543 – $3,172	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,702 mi	$5,927	$2.19	$5,275 – $6,579	6 d
Austin, TX	1,201 mi	$3,019	$2.51	$2,687 – $3,351	3 d
Charlotte, NC	95 mi	$840	$8.85	$748 – $933	1 d

From Columbia, a 53' dry van costs between $2.19 a mile (San Jose, $5,927) and $8.85 a mile (Charlotte, $840) 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 Columbia

Dry van lanes into Columbia

53' dry van rates into Columbia, SC
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	703 mi	$2,632	$3.74	$2,343 – $2,922	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,520 mi	$10,191	$4.04	$9,070 – $11,312	5 d
Chicago, IL	770 mi	$3,398	$4.41	$3,024 – $3,771	2 d
Houston, TX	1,059 mi	$3,399	$3.21	$3,025 – $3,773	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,105 mi	$4,980	$2.37	$4,433 – $5,528	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	615 mi	$2,123	$3.45	$1,889 – $2,356	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,275 mi	$3,958	$3.10	$3,522 – $4,393	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,454 mi	$9,948	$4.05	$8,854 – $11,043	5 d
Dallas, TX	1,083 mi	$3,461	$3.20	$3,080 – $3,842	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	306 mi	$1,171	$3.83	$1,042 – $1,300	1 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,123 mi	$3,565	$3.17	$3,172 – $3,957	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,702 mi	$10,859	$4.02	$9,664 – $12,053	6 d
Austin, TX	1,201 mi	$3,766	$3.14	$3,352 – $4,181	3 d
Charlotte, NC	95 mi	$860	$9.05	$766 – $955	1 d

Dry van · outbound · South Carolina market

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

Columbia rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Columbia by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.19	+5.6%	+14.3%	+25.1%	$2.50 – $3.19
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.80	−0.3%	+1.9%	+36.2%	$2.96 – $4.08
FLAT48' flatbed	$3.90	+3.4%	+8.6%	+18.5%	$3.27 – $3.90
STEPStep deck	$4.25	+3.2%	+8.4%	+18.4%	$3.57 – $4.25
PWRPower only	$2.78	+5.3%	+13.5%	+24.7%	$2.18 – $2.78
HOTHotshot	$2.10	+2.9%	+8.2%	+18.6%	$1.76 – $2.10
BOX26' box truck	$2.07	+3.0%	+7.3%	+17.6%	$1.76 – $2.07
SPRTSprinter van	$1.28	+4.1%	+7.6%	+17.4%	$1.09 – $1.28

Dry van lanes from Columbia

Price a load from Columbia

Dry van lanes into Columbia

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Columbia rates by truck type

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