Austin, TX · REEF · Oct 2026

Reefer rates in Austin, TX

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

$4.02/mi outbound

−0.2% from last month

Inbound: $3.63/mi
vs national: −3.4%
1 year: +35.8%
Population: 993,588

Reefer lanes from Austin

53' refrigerated rates from Austin, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$6,922	$3.88	$6,022 – $7,822	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$4,326	$2.97	$3,764 – $4,888	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$3,498	$3.04	$3,043 – $3,953	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,122	$6.53	$976 – $1,268	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$3,577	$3.49	$3,112 – $4,042	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$6,299	$3.71	$5,480 – $7,117	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$900	$10.35	$783 – $1,017	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$4,086	$3.00	$3,555 – $4,617	3 d
Dallas, TX	215 mi	$1,235	$5.74	$1,074 – $1,395	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,132 mi	$5,288	$4.67	$4,600 – $5,975	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	204 mi	$1,206	$5.91	$1,049 – $1,363	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,721 mi	$4,998	$2.90	$4,348 – $5,648	4 d
Charlotte, NC	1,226 mi	$4,485	$3.66	$3,902 – $5,068	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,259 mi	$4,013	$3.19	$3,491 – $4,534	3 d

From Austin, a 53' refrigerated costs between $2.90 a mile (San Jose, $4,998) and $10.35 a mile (San Antonio, $900) 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 Austin

Reefer lanes into Austin

53' refrigerated rates into Austin, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$5,668	$3.18	$4,931 – $6,405	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$6,353	$4.37	$5,528 – $7,179	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$4,709	$4.10	$4,097 – $5,321	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,122	$6.53	$976 – $1,268	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$2,736	$2.67	$2,381 – $3,092	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$4,814	$2.84	$4,188 – $5,440	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$900	$10.35	$783 – $1,017	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$6,001	$4.41	$5,221 – $6,781	3 d
Dallas, TX	215 mi	$1,235	$5.74	$1,074 – $1,395	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,132 mi	$2,929	$2.59	$2,548 – $3,309	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	204 mi	$1,206	$5.91	$1,049 – $1,363	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,721 mi	$7,340	$4.27	$6,386 – $8,295	4 d
Charlotte, NC	1,226 mi	$3,680	$3.00	$3,202 – $4,158	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,259 mi	$4,819	$3.83	$4,193 – $5,446	3 d

Reefer · outbound · Texas market

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

Austin rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Austin 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

Reefer lanes from Austin

Price a load from Austin

Reefer lanes into Austin

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