Maine to Iowa car hauling rates
21 car hauling loads from Maine to Iowa reached the Loadez load board in the last 30 days. Their median rate: $0.98 a loaded mile, about $1,400 per car.
Updated 4 November 2026, 00:20 UTC·Loads on the Loadez load board, 5 October – 4 November 2026
Median per mile
$0.98
Middle half: $0.87 to $1.45 a loaded mile
Per car
$1,400
Price of the load ÷ cars on it, median
Loads
21
in 30 days · 13 in the last 7
Median load
$1,400
1 cars · 1,434 miles (each its own median)
What loads from Maine to Iowa paid this month
Half of the 21 priced loads from Maine to Iowa paid between $0.87 and $1.45 a loaded mile, and the median was $0.98. The rate per mile is for the whole load, 1 cars on a typical one, not per car.
A typical run on this lane is 1,434 miles. Across the country, loads of 1,000 to 1,500 miles paid a median $0.85 a mile in the same 30 days, so loads from Maine to Iowa paid 15% more than the market for that distance.
Every load out of Maine, to anywhere, paid a median $1.01 a mile.
Week by week
Over the last 7 days loads from Maine to Iowa paid a median $0.92 a mile, against $1.46 in the 7 days before: the rate fell 37%.
Bar height: loads that reached the board that week. Above each bar: the week's median rate per loaded mile ("—" under five priced loads).
Coming back from Iowa
Iowa to Maine is the thin side of this lane: 7 loads in the same 30 days, about 3 for every 10 going out. Count the miles home, or to the next pickup, into the rate you take here.
The busiest lanes out of Iowa this month:
| From Iowa to | Loads | Per mile | Per car | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 280 | $1.05 | $975 | 967 |
| Illinois | 212 | $1.30 | $300 | 312 |
| Florida | 208 | $0.81 | $1,175 | 1,457 |
| Missouri | 205 | $1.60 | $425 | 338 |
| California | 141 | $0.70 | $1,200 | 1,787 |
Where the loads start and end
Pickup cities
- Lewiston, ME · 9 loads
- Gorham, ME · 5 loads
- Saco, ME · 4 loads
- Auburn, ME · 2 loads
- Brunswick, ME · 1 load
Delivery cities
- Johnston, IA · 8 loads
- Des Moines, IA · 7 loads
- Iowa City, IA · 5 loads
- Charles City, IA · 1 load
0% of these loads asked for an enclosed trailer; 0% had at least one car that does not run.
From the posted rate to what the truck keeps
A rate per loaded mile leaves out the empty miles to the pickup, fuel at today's price, the driver's pay and the cost of the payment terms. The Loadez load board works all of that out on every load, for your own truck, before you call the broker. Check one load with the calculator, or read how to price a load.
Common questions
How much does it pay to haul cars from Maine to Iowa?
In the 30 days to 4 November 2026, car hauling loads from Maine to Iowa on the Loadez load board paid a median $0.98 per loaded mile, $0.87 to $1.45 for the middle half, or about $1,400 per car. The median load paid $1,400.
How many car hauling loads go from Maine to Iowa?
21 reached the Loadez load board in the last 30 days, 13 of them in the last 7 days.
Are there car hauling loads back from Iowa to Maine?
7 loads went from Iowa to Maine in the same 30 days, against 21 from Maine to Iowa.
See every Maine → Iowa load as it reaches the board.
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