Chicago, IL · HOT · Oct 2026

Hotshot rates in Chicago, IL

Estimated cost to ship a Hotshot from and to Chicago, Illinois, on its busiest lanes.

$2.85/mi outbound

+3.3% from last month

Inbound: $1.91/mi
vs national: +23.9%
1 year: +18.8%
Population: 2,721,308

Hotshot lanes from Chicago

Hotshot rates from Chicago, IL
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$2,661	$3.14	$2,208 – $3,113	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$4,232	$2.05	$3,513 – $4,952	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$2,547	$2.30	$2,114 – $2,980	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$3,939	$2.31	$3,269 – $4,608	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$2,390	$3.04	$1,984 – $2,796	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$2,796	$2.26	$2,320 – $3,271	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$4,179	$2.05	$3,468 – $4,889	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$2,233	$2.37	$1,854 – $2,613	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,017 mi	$3,461	$3.40	$2,873 – $4,050	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	967 mi	$2,281	$2.36	$1,893 – $2,669	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,162 mi	$4,415	$2.04	$3,665 – $5,166	5 d
Austin, TX	1,149 mi	$2,629	$2.29	$2,182 – $3,076	3 d
Charlotte, NC	695 mi	$2,037	$2.93	$1,691 – $2,384	2 d
Columbus, OH	327 mi	$1,070	$3.27	$888 – $1,252	1 d

From Chicago, a Hotshot costs between $2.04 a mile (San Jose, $4,415) and $3.40 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,461) 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 Chicago

Hotshot lanes into Chicago

Hotshot rates into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$1,619	$1.91	$1,343 – $1,894	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$4,618	$2.24	$3,833 – $5,403	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$1,892	$1.71	$1,570 – $2,214	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$2,238	$1.31	$1,858 – $2,619	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$1,357	$1.72	$1,126 – $1,588	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$2,077	$1.68	$1,724 – $2,430	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$4,559	$2.24	$3,784 – $5,334	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$1,659	$1.76	$1,377 – $1,941	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,017 mi	$1,424	$1.40	$1,182 – $1,666	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	967 mi	$1,695	$1.75	$1,406 – $1,983	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,162 mi	$4,817	$2.23	$3,998 – $5,636	5 d
Austin, TX	1,149 mi	$1,953	$1.70	$1,621 – $2,285	3 d
Charlotte, NC	695 mi	$1,242	$1.79	$1,031 – $1,453	2 d
Columbus, OH	327 mi	$955	$2.92	$792 – $1,117	1 d

Hotshot · outbound · Illinois market

Rate history

All-in rateFuel cost per mile

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

Chicago rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Chicago by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.32	+5.4%	+14.0%	+24.9%	$3.39 – $4.32
REEF53' refrigerated	$5.15	−0.4%	+1.6%	+35.9%	$4.01 – $5.54
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.29	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.44 – $5.29
STEPStep deck	$5.77	+3.2%	+8.5%	+18.5%	$4.84 – $5.77
PWRPower only	$3.78	+5.6%	+13.9%	+25.2%	$2.96 – $3.78
HOTHotshot	$2.85	+3.3%	+8.4%	+18.8%	$2.39 – $2.85
BOX26' box truck	$2.81	+2.9%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$2.39 – $2.81
SPRTSprinter van	$1.73	+3.6%	+7.5%	+17.7%	$1.47 – $1.73

Hotshot lanes from Chicago

Price a load from Chicago

Hotshot lanes into Chicago

Rate history

Chicago rates by truck type

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