Lane Cost Index · Oct 2026

What freight costs, lane by lane.

Price a truckload between any two places in the lower 48, for eight truck types, and see how that price has moved every month since December 2003.

Price a lane

Instant estimate

The board

National average all-in rate per mile by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.49	+5.4%	+14.1%	+25.1%	$2.74 – $3.49
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.16	−0.2%	+1.7%	+35.9%	$3.24 – $4.47
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.27	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.6%	$3.58 – $4.27
STEPStep deck	$4.66	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.91 – $4.66
PWRPower only	$3.05	+5.5%	+13.8%	+25.0%	$2.39 – $3.05
HOTHotshot	$2.30	+3.1%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$1.93 – $2.30
BOX26' box truck	$2.27	+3.2%	+7.6%	+17.6%	$1.93 – $2.27
SPRTSprinter van	$1.40	+3.7%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$1.19 – $1.40

All-in dollars per mile for a 750-mile full load, October 2026. Modeled estimates; see how the index is built.

Dry van · national

All-in rateFuel cost per mile

The 2018 capacity crunch, the 2020–22 pandemic spike and the freight recession that followed, on one line. Dry van detail →

Dry van · outbound by state

Average outbound dry van rate per mile$2.60$4.79

Outbound rates run high where freight is plentiful and trucks are scarce. Select a state for its cities and lanes.

Benchmark lanes

Estimated dry van cost on major US lanes
Lane	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
Los Angeles, CA → Dallas, TX	1,474 mi	$5,392	$3.66	$4,799 – $5,985	3 d
Chicago, IL → Atlanta, GA	691 mi	$3,035	$4.39	$2,701 – $3,369	2 d
Dallas, TX → Houston, TX	263 mi	$1,138	$4.33	$1,013 – $1,263	1 d
Atlanta, GA → Miami, FL	716 mi	$2,994	$4.18	$2,665 – $3,323	2 d
Los Angeles, CA → Phoenix, AZ	430 mi	$2,279	$5.30	$2,028 – $2,530	1 d
Chicago, IL → Dallas, TX	942 mi	$3,369	$3.58	$2,998 – $3,739	2 d
New York, NY → Chicago, IL	847 mi	$2,447	$2.89	$2,178 – $2,716	2 d
Seattle, WA → Los Angeles, CA	1,135 mi	$3,840	$3.38	$3,417 – $4,262	3 d
Houston, TX → Atlanta, GA	826 mi	$2,707	$3.28	$2,409 – $3,004	2 d
Memphis, TN → Chicago, IL	568 mi	$1,822	$3.21	$1,622 – $2,023	2 d
Columbus, OH → New York, NY	565 mi	$2,841	$5.03	$2,529 – $3,154	2 d
Denver, CO → Dallas, TX	779 mi	$1,752	$2.25	$1,559 – $1,945	2 d
Los Angeles, CA → Seattle, WA	1,135 mi	$4,186	$3.69	$3,725 – $4,646	3 d
Charlotte, NC → Philadelphia, PA	537 mi	$2,038	$3.80	$1,814 – $2,262	2 d
Kansas City, MO → Denver, CO	652 mi	$3,167	$4.86	$2,819 – $3,516	2 d

The dry van cost curve and every state adjustment are fitted to 826 published, all-in truckload lane prices.

Each truck type follows its Bureau of Labor Statistics trucking price index back to December 2003; reefer follows USDA's weekly truck rate report.

Weekly on-highway diesel prices from the Energy Information Administration split every estimate into linehaul and fuel.