Kansas City, KS · HOT · Oct 2026
Hotshot rates in Kansas City, KS
Estimated cost to ship a Hotshot from and to Kansas City, Kansas, on its busiest lanes.
$2.72/mi outbound
+3.0% from last month
- Inbound
- $2.01/mi
- vs national
- +18.3%
- 1 year
- +18.8%
- Population
- 156,752
Hotshot lanes from Kansas City
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $3,620 | $2.78 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $3,221 | $2.01 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,243 | $2.54 |
| Houston, TX | $1,802 | $2.36 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,819 | $2.31 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $3,282 | $2.66 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,922 | $2.32 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,150 | $2.02 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,384 | $2.60 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,603 | $3.19 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,406 | $2.58 |
| San Jose, CA | $3,457 | $1.99 |
| Austin, TX | $1,775 | $2.38 |
| Charlotte, NC | $2,497 | $2.61 |
From Kansas City, a Hotshot costs between $1.99 a mile (San Jose, $3,457) and $3.19 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,603) 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 Kansas City
Hotshot lanes into Kansas City
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,431 | $1.86 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $3,879 | $2.42 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,372 | $2.80 |
| Houston, TX | $1,478 | $1.94 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,769 | $1.45 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2,057 | $1.67 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,576 | $1.90 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,794 | $2.43 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,135 | $2.13 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,636 | $1.45 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,153 | $2.12 |
| San Jose, CA | $4,163 | $2.40 |
| Austin, TX | $1,455 | $1.95 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,680 | $1.76 |
Hotshot · outbound · Kansas market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Kansas City is priced with the Kansas market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Kansas City's own distances.
Kansas City rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $4.13 | +5.6% | +25.2% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $4.92 | −0.2% | +35.9% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $5.05 | +3.5% | +18.5% | |
| STEPStep deck | $5.51 | +3.4% | +18.5% | |
| PWRPower only | $3.61 | +5.6% | +25.3% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.72 | +3.0% | +18.8% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $2.68 | +3.1% | +17.5% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.65 | +3.1% | +17.0% |