Dealer Lane Report — August 31, 2026

· 12 lanes

Mover of the week

Houston to Los Angeles is down 9% week over week to $700–$850.

Lane Road miles Typical range vs last week
Manheim Houston to Los Angeles, CA Houston to Los Angeles lane → 1536 26.3 h $700–$850 ↓ down
Manheim Southern California to New York, NY Los Angeles to New York lane → 2752 49.1 h $1650–$1800 – flat
Manheim Chicago to Los Angeles, CA Chicago to Los Angeles lane → 2013 35.3 h $1200–$1350 ↑ up
Manheim Phoenix to Chicago, IL Phoenix to Chicago lane → 1763 31.7 h $1150–$1300 – flat
ADESA Seattle to Los Angeles, CA Seattle to Los Angeles lane → 1117 21.2 h $850–$1000 – flat
Manheim New Jersey to Miami, FL New York to Miami lane → 1220 22.9 h $1000–$1200 ↓ down
Manheim Fort Lauderdale to Chicago, IL Miami to Chicago lane → 1323 24.8 h $900–$1100 ↓ down
ADESA Concord to Miami, FL Boston to Miami lane → 1486 28.6 h $1100–$1300 ↓ down
Manheim Atlanta to Chicago, IL Atlanta to Chicago lane → 693 13.6 h $700–$850 ↑ up
Manheim Houston to Atlanta, GA Houston to Atlanta lane → 812 15 h $600–$700 ↓ down
Manheim Atlanta to Dallas, TX Atlanta to Dallas lane → 787 14.3 h $800–$950 – flat
Manheim Chicago to Tampa, FL Chicago to Tampa lane → 1125 21.5 h $750–$900 – flat

Road miles are measured on the driving network, not straight-line. Ranges are what the lane is paying this week for a standard operable sedan on open transport — an estimate to plan against, not a quote. Oversize, inoperable and enclosed price above these.

The Miami run has given back its August surge. New York to Miami eased about 6% to $1000–$1200, a second straight week down, and Boston to Miami came off about 6% to $1100–$1300 after two weeks of holding. Both have carried fewer cars each week since mid-August, and rate and volume falling together reads differently from rate alone: when only the price softens, the trucks already in position are competing for the same freight; when the count goes with it, the freight itself has thinned. On these two, waiting a few days is less likely to pay than it was two weeks ago.

The board did not shrink, though — it moved. Atlanta to Dallas and Seattle to Los Angeles picked up most of what Miami gave back, and Chicago to Los Angeles firmed a second week to $1200–$1350. Houston to Los Angeles went the other way, down a fourth consecutive week to $700–$850, the lowest we have printed for it. At about $0.50 a road mile against $1.12 on the 693-mile Atlanta to Chicago run it is also the thinnest lane on the board — short lanes almost always carry the higher per-mile number, so that gap alone says little, but four weeks of one-way movement while its neighbors hold says plenty. If you have units to move west out of Texas, this is the cheapest week of the month to do it.

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