Houston, TX to Dallas, TX
Houston to Dallas is the shortest of the Texas Triangle legs and the one shippers move most often. At roughly 240 miles it is a same-day run, which means a morning pickup can make an afternoon delivery appointment.
Distance
~240 miles
Route
I-45 north
Transit
Same day
Transit assumes a solo driver under hours-of-service rules and is subject to your pickup and receiving appointment windows.
What we move on this lane
- —Palletized general freight
- —Building materials and steel
- —Retail and distribution replenishment
- —Containers transloaded off Port Houston
Why it runs same day
At 240 miles the drive sits comfortably inside a single duty period, so the constraint is almost never the driving — it is the receiving window at the other end. Tell us the delivery appointment and we will work backwards to the pickup time.
Port Houston connection
A large share of Dallas-bound freight arrives in a container at Barbours Cut or Bayport first. Because we run drayage as well as truckload, the container pull and the line haul north can be the same carrier on the same load record.
What does this lane cost?
We do not publish a rate here, because a truckload rate that is accurate this week is wrong next month — capacity and fuel move it constantly. Send us the weight, the commodity and your dates and you will have a real number within the hour during business hours.
Request a rateMoving freight Houston to Dallas?
Tell us what and when. We will tell you the equipment and the rate.