Lake Charles, LA · HOT · Oct 2026

Hotshot rates in Lake Charles, LA

Estimated cost to ship a Hotshot from and to Lake Charles, Louisiana, on its busiest lanes.

$2.25/mi outbound

+3.2% from last month

Inbound: $2.21/mi
vs national: −2.2%
1 year: +18.4%
Population: 81,157

Hotshot lanes from Lake Charles

Hotshot rates from Lake Charles, LA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,533 mi	$3,447	$2.25	$2,861 – $4,033	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,763 mi	$2,906	$1.65	$2,412 – $3,400	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,016 mi	$1,786	$1.76	$1,482 – $2,090	2 d
Houston, TX	157 mi	$578	$3.68	$480 – $676	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,334 mi	$2,514	$1.88	$2,087 – $2,941	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,443 mi	$3,112	$2.16	$2,583 – $3,641	3 d
San Antonio, TX	381 mi	$917	$2.41	$761 – $1,072	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,673 mi	$2,774	$1.66	$2,303 – $3,246	4 d
Dallas, TX	325 mi	$832	$2.56	$690 – $973	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	813 mi	$2,286	$2.81	$1,897 – $2,675	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	356 mi	$879	$2.47	$729 – $1,028	1 d
San Jose, CA	2,015 mi	$3,274	$1.62	$2,717 – $3,831	4 d
Austin, TX	320 mi	$824	$2.58	$684 – $964	1 d
Charlotte, NC	941 mi	$2,040	$2.17	$1,693 – $2,387	2 d

From Lake Charles, a Hotshot costs between $1.62 a mile (San Jose, $3,274) and $3.68 a mile (Houston, $578) 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 Lake Charles

Hotshot lanes into Lake Charles

Hotshot rates into Lake Charles, LA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,533 mi	$3,073	$2.00	$2,550 – $3,595	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,763 mi	$4,646	$2.63	$3,856 – $5,435	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,016 mi	$2,617	$2.58	$2,172 – $3,062	2 d
Houston, TX	157 mi	$629	$4.01	$522 – $736	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,334 mi	$2,094	$1.57	$1,738 – $2,449	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,443 mi	$2,589	$1.79	$2,149 – $3,029	3 d
San Antonio, TX	381 mi	$998	$2.62	$828 – $1,167	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,673 mi	$4,435	$2.65	$3,681 – $5,189	4 d
Dallas, TX	325 mi	$906	$2.79	$752 – $1,060	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	813 mi	$1,378	$1.70	$1,144 – $1,612	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	356 mi	$957	$2.69	$794 – $1,119	1 d
San Jose, CA	2,015 mi	$5,234	$2.60	$4,344 – $6,124	4 d
Austin, TX	320 mi	$897	$2.80	$745 – $1,050	1 d
Charlotte, NC	941 mi	$1,822	$1.94	$1,512 – $2,132	2 d

Hotshot · outbound · Louisiana market

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

Lake Charles rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Lake Charles by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.42	+5.6%	+14.0%	+25.3%	$2.68 – $3.42
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.07	−0.2%	+1.8%	+35.7%	$3.17 – $4.38
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.18	+3.5%	+8.6%	+18.7%	$3.50 – $4.18
STEPStep deck	$4.56	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.4%	$3.83 – $4.56
PWRPower only	$2.99	+5.7%	+14.1%	+25.1%	$2.34 – $2.99
HOTHotshot	$2.25	+3.2%	+8.2%	+18.4%	$1.89 – $2.25
BOX26' box truck	$2.22	+3.3%	+7.2%	+17.5%	$1.89 – $2.22
SPRTSprinter van	$1.37	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.1%	$1.17 – $1.37

Hotshot lanes from Lake Charles

Price a load from Lake Charles

Hotshot lanes into Lake Charles

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Lake Charles rates by truck type

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