Dealer Lane Report — September 7, 2026

· 12 lanes

Mover of the week

Atlanta to Dallas is down 20% week over week to $650–$750.

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 – flat
Manheim Southern California to New York, NY Los Angeles to New York lane → 2752 49.1 h $1600–$1750 ↓ down
Manheim Chicago to Los Angeles, CA Chicago to Los Angeles lane → 2013 35.3 h $1000–$1200 ↓ down
Manheim Phoenix to Chicago, IL Phoenix to Chicago lane → 1763 31.7 h $1100–$1200 ↓ down
ADESA Seattle to Los Angeles, CA Seattle to Los Angeles lane → 1117 21.2 h $800–$950 ↓ down
Manheim New Jersey to Miami, FL New York to Miami lane → 1220 22.9 h $950–$1150 ↓ down
Manheim Fort Lauderdale to Chicago, IL Miami to Chicago lane → 1323 24.8 h $950–$1100 ↑ up
ADESA Concord to Miami, FL Boston to Miami lane → 1486 28.6 h $1200–$1350 ↑ up
Manheim Atlanta to Chicago, IL Atlanta to Chicago lane → 693 13.6 h $600–$750 ↓ down
Manheim Houston to Atlanta, GA Houston to Atlanta lane → 812 15 h $500–$600 ↓ down
Manheim Atlanta to Dallas, TX Atlanta to Dallas lane → 787 14.3 h $650–$750 ↓ down
Manheim Chicago to Tampa, FL Chicago to Tampa lane → 1125 21.5 h $700–$800 ↓ down

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.

Nine of the twelve lanes came off this week and only two paid more, which puts the entire board under a dollar a road mile for the first time since this report began: Atlanta to Chicago leads it at about $0.97 a mile over 693 miles, where the best-paying lane has held between $1.08 and $1.23 every previous week. Houston to Los Angeles is thinnest again at about $0.50 over 1,536 miles — short lanes almost always carry the higher per-mile number, and it is the long hauls that reward a full load.

One caveat on volume: the lane counts behind this report are a 24-hour reading, and this one was taken on the Labor Day Monday, so treat the week-over-week comparison as soft. The rate picture does not depend on it. Worth naming there — Houston to Los Angeles held at $700–$850 after falling four weeks running, the first week since the start of August that it has not given ground. If you have units waiting, Atlanta to Dallas is the one to move, off 20% to $650–$750.

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