Merrillville, IN · REEF · Oct 2026

Reefer rates in Merrillville, IN

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

$4.96/mi outbound

−0.2% from last month

Inbound: $3.59/mi
vs national: +19.2%
1 year: +35.9%
Population: 36,989

Reefer lanes from Merrillville

53' refrigerated rates from Merrillville, IN
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	824 mi	$4,522	$5.49	$3,934 – $5,110	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,082 mi	$7,291	$3.50	$6,343 – $8,239	4 d
Houston, TX	1,091 mi	$4,347	$3.98	$3,782 – $4,912	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,719 mi	$6,795	$3.95	$5,912 – $7,679	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	761 mi	$4,051	$5.32	$3,525 – $4,578	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,228 mi	$4,789	$3.90	$4,166 – $5,411	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,050 mi	$7,191	$3.51	$6,256 – $8,126	4 d
Dallas, TX	936 mi	$3,847	$4.11	$3,347 – $4,348	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	981 mi	$5,815	$5.93	$5,059 – $6,571	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	962 mi	$3,931	$4.09	$3,420 – $4,442	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,186 mi	$7,615	$3.48	$6,625 – $8,605	5 d
Austin, TX	1,141 mi	$4,508	$3.95	$3,922 – $5,094	3 d
Charlotte, NC	658 mi	$3,415	$5.19	$2,971 – $3,859	2 d
Columbus, OH	294 mi	$1,800	$6.12	$1,566 – $2,034	1 d

From Merrillville, a 53' refrigerated costs between $3.48 a mile (San Jose, $7,615) and $6.12 a mile (Columbus, $1,800) 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 Merrillville

53' refrigerated rates into Merrillville, IN
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	824 mi	$2,974	$3.61	$2,587 – $3,360	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,082 mi	$8,600	$4.13	$7,482 – $9,718	4 d
Houston, TX	1,091 mi	$3,491	$3.20	$3,037 – $3,945	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,719 mi	$4,175	$2.43	$3,632 – $4,718	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	761 mi	$2,487	$3.27	$2,164 – $2,810	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,228 mi	$3,846	$3.13	$3,346 – $4,346	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,050 mi	$8,482	$4.14	$7,380 – $9,585	4 d
Dallas, TX	936 mi	$3,090	$3.30	$2,688 – $3,492	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	981 mi	$2,586	$2.64	$2,250 – $2,923	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	962 mi	$3,157	$3.28	$2,747 – $3,568	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,186 mi	$8,982	$4.11	$7,815 – $10,150	5 d
Austin, TX	1,141 mi	$3,621	$3.17	$3,150 – $4,091	3 d
Charlotte, NC	658 mi	$2,250	$3.42	$1,958 – $2,543	2 d
Columbus, OH	294 mi	$1,736	$5.91	$1,511 – $1,962	1 d

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

Merrillville rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Merrillville by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.16	+5.3%	+14.0%	+24.9%	$3.27 – $4.16
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.96	−0.2%	+1.6%	+35.9%	$3.87 – $5.33
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.09	+3.2%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$4.27 – $5.09
STEPStep deck	$5.56	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.66 – $5.56
PWRPower only	$3.64	+5.5%	+13.7%	+25.1%	$2.85 – $3.64
HOTHotshot	$2.74	+3.0%	+8.3%	+18.6%	$2.30 – $2.74
BOX26' box truck	$2.71	+3.4%	+7.5%	+17.8%	$2.30 – $2.71
SPRTSprinter van	$1.67	+3.7%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$1.42 – $1.67

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