Palo Alto, CA · HOT · Oct 2026

Hotshot rates in Palo Alto, CA

Estimated cost to ship a Hotshot from and to Palo Alto, California, on its busiest lanes.

$3.16/mi outbound

+3.3% from last month

Inbound: $1.94/mi
vs national: +37.4%
1 year: +18.8%
Population: 67,658

Hotshot lanes from Palo Alto

Hotshot rates from Palo Alto, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,026 mi	$8,940	$2.95	$7,420 – $10,460	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	370 mi	$1,220	$3.30	$1,013 – $1,428	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,179 mi	$4,852	$2.23	$4,027 – $5,676	5 d
Houston, TX	1,912 mi	$4,531	$2.37	$3,761 – $5,301	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	736 mi	$2,174	$2.95	$1,804 – $2,543	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,964 mi	$8,343	$2.81	$6,925 – $9,762	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,726 mi	$4,137	$2.40	$3,434 – $4,840	4 d
San Diego, CA	501 mi	$1,489	$2.97	$1,236 – $1,742	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,728 mi	$4,141	$2.40	$3,437 – $4,845	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,778 mi	$9,273	$3.34	$7,697 – $10,850	6 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,691 mi	$4,063	$2.40	$3,372 – $4,753	4 d
Austin, TX	1,744 mi	$4,175	$2.39	$3,465 – $4,885	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,699 mi	$7,174	$2.66	$5,954 – $8,393	6 d
Columbus, OH	2,481 mi	$5,810	$2.34	$4,822 – $6,797	5 d

From Palo Alto, a Hotshot costs between $2.23 a mile (Chicago, $4,852) and $3.34 a mile (Jacksonville, $9,273) 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 Palo Alto

Hotshot lanes into Palo Alto

Hotshot rates into Palo Alto, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,026 mi	$4,984	$1.65	$4,137 – $5,832	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	370 mi	$1,220	$3.30	$1,013 – $1,428	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,179 mi	$4,447	$2.04	$3,691 – $5,203	5 d
Houston, TX	1,912 mi	$3,085	$1.61	$2,561 – $3,610	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	736 mi	$1,132	$1.54	$940 – $1,325	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,964 mi	$4,342	$1.46	$3,604 – $5,080	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,726 mi	$2,817	$1.63	$2,338 – $3,295	4 d
San Diego, CA	501 mi	$1,489	$2.97	$1,236 – $1,742	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,728 mi	$2,820	$1.63	$2,340 – $3,299	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,778 mi	$3,497	$1.26	$2,902 – $4,091	6 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,691 mi	$2,766	$1.64	$2,296 – $3,236	4 d
Austin, TX	1,744 mi	$2,843	$1.63	$2,359 – $3,326	4 d
Charlotte, NC	2,699 mi	$4,007	$1.48	$3,326 – $4,688	6 d
Columbus, OH	2,481 mi	$4,751	$1.91	$3,943 – $5,558	5 d

Hotshot · outbound · California market

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

Palo Alto rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Palo Alto by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.79	+5.5%	+14.0%	+25.1%	$3.76 – $4.79
REEF53' refrigerated	$5.71	−0.3%	+1.6%	+36.0%	$4.45 – $6.14
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.86	+3.4%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$4.92 – $5.86
STEPStep deck	$6.40	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$5.37 – $6.40
PWRPower only	$4.19	+5.5%	+13.9%	+25.1%	$3.28 – $4.19
HOTHotshot	$3.16	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.8%	$2.65 – $3.16
BOX26' box truck	$3.12	+3.3%	+7.6%	+17.7%	$2.65 – $3.12
SPRTSprinter van	$1.92	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.8%	$1.63 – $1.92

Hotshot lanes from Palo Alto

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Hotshot lanes into Palo Alto

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Palo Alto rates by truck type

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