Columbia Falls, MT · HOT · Oct 2026
Hotshot rates in Columbia Falls, MT
Estimated cost to ship a Hotshot from and to Columbia Falls, Montana, on its busiest lanes.
$2.00/mi outbound
+3.1% from last month
- Inbound
- $2.39/mi
- vs national
- −13.0%
- 1 year
- +18.3%
- Population
- 5,713
Hotshot lanes from Columbia Falls
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,557 | $1.90 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,846 | $1.54 |
| Chicago, IL | $2,339 | $1.46 |
| Houston, TX | $2,873 | $1.50 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,058 | $1.70 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,271 | $1.81 |
| San Antonio, TX | $2,752 | $1.51 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,954 | $1.53 |
| Dallas, TX | $2,527 | $1.52 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $5,312 | $2.13 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $2,499 | $1.53 |
| San Jose, CA | $1,602 | $1.59 |
| Austin, TX | $2,708 | $1.51 |
| Charlotte, NC | $3,873 | $1.71 |
From Columbia Falls, a Hotshot costs between $1.46 a mile (Chicago, $2,339) and $2.13 a mile (Jacksonville, $5,312) 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 Falls
Hotshot lanes into Columbia Falls
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4,957 | $2.07 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $3,602 | $3.01 |
| Chicago, IL | $4,183 | $2.60 |
| Houston, TX | $3,817 | $1.99 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,092 | $1.72 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $4,336 | $1.84 |
| San Antonio, TX | $3,656 | $2.00 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,812 | $2.98 |
| Dallas, TX | $3,357 | $2.02 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $3,908 | $1.57 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $3,320 | $2.03 |
| San Jose, CA | $3,126 | $3.10 |
| Austin, TX | $3,598 | $2.01 |
| Charlotte, NC | $4,221 | $1.86 |
Hotshot · outbound · Montana market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Columbia Falls is priced with the Montana market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Columbia Falls's own distances.
Columbia Falls rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $3.03 | +5.2% | +25.2% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $3.62 | 0.0% | +36.1% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $3.71 | +3.3% | +18.5% | |
| STEPStep deck | $4.05 | +3.3% | +18.4% | |
| PWRPower only | $2.65 | +5.6% | +25.0% | |
| HOTHotshot | $2.00 | +3.1% | +18.3% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $1.97 | +3.1% | +17.3% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.22 | +4.3% | +18.4% |