Covington, KY · REEF · Oct 2026

Reefer rates in Covington, KY

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

$4.21/mi outbound

−0.2% from last month

Inbound: $3.79/mi
vs national: +1.2%
1 year: +36.2%
Population: 41,611

Reefer lanes from Covington

53' refrigerated rates from Covington, KY
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	675 mi	$3,304	$4.90	$2,875 – $3,734	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,244 mi	$6,606	$2.94	$5,748 – $7,465	5 d
Chicago, IL	301 mi	$1,452	$4.82	$1,264 – $1,641	1 d
Houston, TX	1,049 mi	$3,569	$3.40	$3,105 – $4,033	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,858 mi	$6,164	$3.32	$5,362 – $6,965	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	595 mi	$2,874	$4.83	$2,500 – $3,247	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,222 mi	$4,042	$3.31	$3,516 – $4,567	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,200 mi	$6,490	$2.95	$5,647 – $7,334	5 d
Dallas, TX	954 mi	$3,310	$3.47	$2,879 – $3,740	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	734 mi	$3,945	$5.37	$3,432 – $4,458	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	987 mi	$3,400	$3.44	$2,958 – $3,842	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,378 mi	$6,960	$2.93	$6,056 – $7,865	5 d
Austin, TX	1,136 mi	$3,807	$3.35	$3,312 – $4,302	3 d
Charlotte, NC	393 mi	$2,056	$5.23	$1,789 – $2,324	1 d

From Covington, a 53' refrigerated costs between $2.93 a mile (San Jose, $6,960) and $5.37 a mile (Jacksonville, $3,945) 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 Covington

Reefer lanes into Covington

53' refrigerated rates into Covington, KY
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	675 mi	$2,707	$4.01	$2,355 – $3,058	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,244 mi	$9,706	$4.33	$8,445 – $10,968	5 d
Chicago, IL	301 mi	$1,956	$6.50	$1,701 – $2,210	1 d
Houston, TX	1,049 mi	$3,570	$3.40	$3,106 – $4,035	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,858 mi	$4,717	$2.54	$4,104 – $5,330	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	595 mi	$2,197	$3.69	$1,912 – $2,483	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,222 mi	$4,043	$3.31	$3,518 – $4,569	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,200 mi	$9,536	$4.33	$8,296 – $10,775	5 d
Dallas, TX	954 mi	$3,311	$3.47	$2,880 – $3,741	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	734 mi	$2,186	$2.98	$1,902 – $2,470	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	987 mi	$3,401	$3.45	$2,959 – $3,843	2 d
San Jose, CA	2,378 mi	$10,226	$4.30	$8,897 – $11,556	5 d
Austin, TX	1,136 mi	$3,808	$3.35	$3,313 – $4,303	3 d
Charlotte, NC	393 mi	$1,688	$4.29	$1,468 – $1,907	1 d

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

Covington rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Covington by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.53	+5.4%	+14.2%	+25.2%	$2.77 – $3.53
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.21	−0.2%	+1.9%	+36.2%	$3.28 – $4.52
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.32	+3.3%	+8.8%	+18.7%	$3.62 – $4.32
STEPStep deck	$4.71	+3.3%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$3.95 – $4.71
PWRPower only	$3.08	+5.5%	+13.7%	+24.7%	$2.42 – $3.08
HOTHotshot	$2.33	+3.6%	+8.9%	+18.9%	$1.95 – $2.33
BOX26' box truck	$2.29	+3.2%	+7.5%	+17.4%	$1.95 – $2.29
SPRTSprinter van	$1.42	+4.4%	+8.4%	+18.3%	$1.20 – $1.42

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