Houston, TX · REEF · Oct 2026

Reefer rates in Houston, TX

Estimated cost to ship a 53' refrigerated from and to Houston, 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: 2,390,125

Reefer lanes from Houston

53' refrigerated rates from Houston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$6,549	$3.91	$5,698 – $7,401	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$4,760	$2.93	$4,142 – $5,379	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$3,391	$3.07	$2,950 – $3,832	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$4,056	$3.39	$3,529 – $4,583	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$5,941	$3.75	$5,168 – $6,713	3 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,258	$5.62	$1,095 – $1,422	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$4,520	$2.95	$3,933 – $5,108	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,360	$5.17	$1,183 – $1,537	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$4,668	$4.82	$4,061 – $5,274	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$1,405	$5.02	$1,222 – $1,587	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$5,425	$2.87	$4,720 – $6,130	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$1,122	$6.53	$976 – $1,268	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$4,083	$3.74	$3,552 – $4,614	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$3,782	$3.23	$3,291 – $4,274	3 d

From Houston, a 53' refrigerated costs between $2.87 a mile (San Jose, $5,425) and $6.53 a mile (Austin, $1,122) 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 Houston

Reefer lanes into Houston

53' refrigerated rates into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$5,363	$3.20	$4,666 – $6,060	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$6,992	$4.30	$6,083 – $7,901	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$4,565	$4.13	$3,972 – $5,158	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$3,103	$2.59	$2,700 – $3,507	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$4,541	$2.86	$3,950 – $5,131	3 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,258	$5.62	$1,095 – $1,422	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$6,639	$4.33	$5,776 – $7,502	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,360	$5.17	$1,183 – $1,537	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$2,585	$2.67	$2,249 – $2,921	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$1,405	$5.02	$1,222 – $1,587	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$7,967	$4.22	$6,932 – $9,003	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$1,122	$6.53	$976 – $1,268	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$3,350	$3.06	$2,915 – $3,786	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$4,543	$3.88	$3,952 – $5,133	3 d

Reefer · outbound · Texas market

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

Houston rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Houston 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 Houston

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