Houston, TX · HOT · Oct 2026

Hotshot rates in Houston, TX

Estimated cost to ship a Hotshot from and to Houston, Texas, on its busiest lanes.

$2.22/mi outbound

+2.8% from last month

Inbound: $2.01/mi
vs national: −3.5%
1 year: +18.1%
Population: 2,390,125

Hotshot lanes from Houston

Hotshot rates from Houston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$3,680	$2.20	$3,055 – $4,306	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$2,674	$1.64	$2,219 – $3,128	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$1,892	$1.71	$1,570 – $2,214	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$2,267	$1.89	$1,881 – $2,652	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$3,335	$2.10	$2,768 – $3,902	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$671	$3.00	$557 – $785	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$2,537	$1.66	$2,105 – $2,968	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$729	$2.77	$605 – $853	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$2,597	$2.68	$2,156 – $3,039	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$755	$2.69	$626 – $883	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$3,053	$1.62	$2,534 – $3,572	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$593	$3.45	$492 – $694	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$2,278	$2.08	$1,890 – $2,665	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$2,113	$1.80	$1,754 – $2,472	3 d

From Houston, a Hotshot costs between $1.62 a mile (San Jose, $3,053) and $3.45 a mile (Austin, $593) 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 Houston

Hotshot lanes into Houston

Hotshot rates into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$3,013	$1.80	$2,501 – $3,526	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$3,927	$2.41	$3,259 – $4,595	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$2,547	$2.30	$2,114 – $2,980	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$1,734	$1.45	$1,439 – $2,029	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$2,549	$1.61	$2,116 – $2,983	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$671	$3.00	$557 – $785	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$3,726	$2.43	$3,092 – $4,359	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$729	$2.77	$605 – $853	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$1,438	$1.48	$1,194 – $1,683	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$755	$2.69	$626 – $883	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$4,485	$2.37	$3,722 – $5,247	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$593	$3.45	$492 – $694	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$1,869	$1.71	$1,551 – $2,186	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$2,537	$2.16	$2,106 – $2,969	3 d

Hotshot · outbound · Texas market

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

Houston rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Houston by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.37	+5.3%	+13.9%	+24.8%	$2.65 – $3.37
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.02	−0.2%	+1.5%	+35.8%	$3.13 – $4.32
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.13	+3.5%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$3.46 – $4.13
STEPStep deck	$4.51	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$3.78 – $4.51
PWRPower only	$2.95	+5.7%	+13.9%	+25.0%	$2.31 – $2.95
HOTHotshot	$2.22	+2.8%	+8.3%	+18.1%	$1.87 – $2.22
BOX26' box truck	$2.20	+3.3%	+7.8%	+17.6%	$1.87 – $2.20
SPRTSprinter van	$1.35	+3.1%	+7.1%	+17.4%	$1.15 – $1.35

Hotshot lanes from Houston

Price a load from Houston

Hotshot lanes into Houston

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Houston rates by truck type

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