Galveston, TX · REEF · Oct 2026

Reefer rates in Galveston, TX

Estimated cost to ship a 53' refrigerated from and to Galveston, 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: 53,538

Reefer lanes from Galveston

53' refrigerated rates from Galveston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,682 mi	$6,573	$3.91	$5,719 – $7,428	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,671 mi	$4,872	$2.92	$4,238 – $5,505	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,138 mi	$3,471	$3.05	$3,020 – $3,922	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,243 mi	$4,182	$3.36	$3,638 – $4,725	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,591 mi	$5,960	$3.75	$5,185 – $6,735	3 d
San Antonio, TX	254 mi	$1,337	$5.26	$1,163 – $1,510	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,574 mi	$4,627	$2.94	$4,025 – $5,228	3 d
Dallas, TX	320 mi	$1,509	$4.72	$1,313 – $1,705	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	946 mi	$4,580	$4.84	$3,985 – $5,175	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	337 mi	$1,553	$4.61	$1,352 – $1,755	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,938 mi	$5,546	$2.86	$4,825 – $6,267	4 d
Austin, TX	217 mi	$1,240	$5.71	$1,079 – $1,401	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,090 mi	$4,074	$3.74	$3,545 – $4,604	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,190 mi	$3,830	$3.22	$3,332 – $4,328	3 d

From Galveston, a 53' refrigerated costs between $2.86 a mile (San Jose, $5,546) and $5.71 a mile (Austin, $1,240) 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 Galveston

Reefer lanes into Galveston

53' refrigerated rates into Galveston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,682 mi	$5,382	$3.20	$4,683 – $6,082	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,671 mi	$7,155	$4.28	$6,225 – $8,085	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,138 mi	$4,672	$4.11	$4,065 – $5,279	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,243 mi	$3,199	$2.57	$2,783 – $3,615	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,591 mi	$4,555	$2.86	$3,963 – $5,148	3 d
San Antonio, TX	254 mi	$1,337	$5.26	$1,163 – $1,510	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,574 mi	$6,795	$4.32	$5,912 – $7,678	3 d
Dallas, TX	320 mi	$1,509	$4.72	$1,313 – $1,705	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	946 mi	$2,537	$2.68	$2,207 – $2,866	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	337 mi	$1,553	$4.61	$1,352 – $1,755	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,938 mi	$8,145	$4.20	$7,087 – $9,204	4 d
Austin, TX	217 mi	$1,240	$5.71	$1,079 – $1,401	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,090 mi	$3,343	$3.07	$2,908 – $3,777	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,190 mi	$4,600	$3.87	$4,002 – $5,198	3 d

Reefer · outbound · Texas market

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

Galveston rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Galveston 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 Galveston

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Galveston rates by truck type

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