Boston, MA

Average rates per mile out of Boston: Dry Van $3.10, Reefer $3.55, Flatbed $3.75. Rates vary by season, lane, and current market conditions.

Truck parking in Boston is rated "good." Popular stops include Pilot Travel Center (I-90 Exit 6 Sturbridge), Love's (I-495 Exit 53 Middleboro), TA (I-84/I-90 junction Sturbridge). Parking availability is generally reliable, but popular stops still fill up on busy nights.

Top shippers operating in the Boston freight market include Amazon BOS7, Raytheon, General Dynamics, TJX Companies. Key industries driving freight demand are biotechnology & pharmaceuticals, higher education & research, healthcare (mass general, dana-farber).

The biggest challenges for truckers in Boston include: Storrow Drive and Memorial Drive are completely off-limits to trucks (11-foot clearance—truck strikes happen annually).; Mass Pike (I-90) tolls are expensive for trucks.; I-93 through downtown (Big Dig tunnels) has hazmat restrictions.. However, opportunities include highest population density in the us creates constant consumer freight demand.