Wilmington, DE · REEF · Oct 2026

Reefer rates in Wilmington, DE

Estimated cost to ship a 53' refrigerated from and to Wilmington, Delaware, on its busiest lanes.

$4.05/mi outbound

−0.2% from last month

Inbound: $4.56/mi
vs national: −2.6%
1 year: +35.9%
Population: 73,176

Reefer lanes from Wilmington

53' refrigerated rates from Wilmington, DE
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	125 mi	$1,304	$10.44	$1,135 – $1,474	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,808 mi	$7,792	$2.77	$6,779 – $8,805	6 d
Chicago, IL	769 mi	$2,569	$3.34	$2,235 – $2,903	2 d
Houston, TX	1,553 mi	$4,760	$3.07	$4,141 – $5,379	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,426 mi	$7,525	$3.10	$6,546 – $8,503	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,748 mi	$5,273	$3.02	$4,587 – $5,958	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,767 mi	$7,688	$2.78	$6,688 – $8,687	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,502 mi	$4,626	$3.08	$4,025 – $5,227	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	868 mi	$4,310	$4.97	$3,750 – $4,870	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,537 mi	$4,718	$3.07	$4,105 – $5,331	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,926 mi	$8,092	$2.77	$7,040 – $9,144	6 d
Austin, TX	1,665 mi	$5,055	$3.04	$4,398 – $5,712	4 d
Charlotte, NC	504 mi	$2,317	$4.60	$2,016 – $2,618	1 d
Columbus, OH	467 mi	$1,929	$4.13	$1,678 – $2,180	1 d

From Wilmington, a 53' refrigerated costs between $2.77 a mile (Los Angeles, $7,792) and $10.44 a mile (New York, $1,304) across these lanes in October 2026. Shorter lanes cost more per mile because loading, unloading and waiting are spread over fewer miles.

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Reefer lanes into Wilmington

53' refrigerated rates into Wilmington, DE
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	125 mi	$1,334	$10.67	$1,161 – $1,508	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,808 mi	$14,295	$5.09	$12,436 – $16,153	6 d
Chicago, IL	769 mi	$4,320	$5.62	$3,758 – $4,881	2 d
Houston, TX	1,553 mi	$5,946	$3.83	$5,173 – $6,719	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,426 mi	$7,191	$2.96	$6,256 – $8,126	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,748 mi	$6,586	$3.77	$5,730 – $7,443	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,767 mi	$14,103	$5.10	$12,270 – $15,937	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,502 mi	$5,779	$3.85	$5,027 – $6,530	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	868 mi	$2,982	$3.44	$2,594 – $3,369	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,537 mi	$5,894	$3.83	$5,127 – $6,660	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,926 mi	$14,845	$5.07	$12,915 – $16,775	6 d
Austin, TX	1,665 mi	$6,314	$3.79	$5,493 – $7,135	4 d
Charlotte, NC	504 mi	$2,374	$4.71	$2,066 – $2,683	1 d
Columbus, OH	467 mi	$2,894	$6.20	$2,518 – $3,270	1 d

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

Wilmington rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Wilmington by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.40	+5.6%	+14.1%	+25.5%	$2.67 – $3.40
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.05	−0.2%	+1.8%	+35.9%	$3.15 – $4.35
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.15	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.48 – $4.15
STEPStep deck	$4.53	+3.2%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.80 – $4.53
PWRPower only	$2.97	+5.7%	+13.8%	+25.3%	$2.33 – $2.97
HOTHotshot	$2.24	+3.2%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$1.88 – $2.24
BOX26' box truck	$2.21	+3.3%	+7.8%	+17.6%	$1.88 – $2.21
SPRTSprinter van	$1.36	+3.8%	+7.9%	+17.2%	$1.16 – $1.36

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