Wyoming LTL Freight Rates & Quotes

Shipping less-than-truckload (LTL) freight to or from Wyoming? Rates depend on your specific route, freight class, and how close your pickup or delivery point is to the nearest LTL terminal. Wyoming is the least populated state in the country at about 588,000 residents, so most of it is open range, mountains and highway between a few small cities. I-80 runs about 403 miles across the southern part of the state, I-25 about 301 miles from Colorado up through Cheyenne and Casper, and I-90 about 209 miles across the northeast. Wyoming also has more ports of entry than many much bigger states, and wind is a regular reason trucks get stopped. Here’s what actually affects your rate.

LTL trucking regulations in Wyoming

A standard LTL tractor-trailer within legal size and weight limits does not need a special permit in Wyoming. The rules that matter to shippers are the ones that shape what carriers do on the road, plus permits for oversize or overweight freight:

• Ports of entry. The Wyoming Highway Patrol lists 14 ports of entry: Alpine, Casper, three in Cheyenne (on I-80, I-25 and US 85), Evanston, Frannie, Gillette, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lusk, Sheridan/Dietz, Sundance and Torrington. Trucks must stop when a black-on-white regulatory sign or an officer directs them to, and WHP lists all commercial vehicles, transport operators, livestock haulers and deliveries into Wyoming as covered. Trucks with a PrePass green light may continue, except those hauling livestock or an oversize or overweight load. See the WHP port of entry list.
• Wind restrictions. WYDOT closes interstate stretches to light, high-profile vehicles when high wind raises the risk of blow-overs. On March 24, 2025, with gusts expected near 70 mph, light high-profile vehicles under 5,000 pounds were closed on I-25 from the Colorado line to Wheatland and on I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins, and those under 40,000 pounds were closed between Cheyenne and Laramie (KOWB).
• Oversize and overweight permits. Permits are issued by the Wyoming Highway Patrol and WYDOT, and the state began moving carriers to an electronic permit system on October 1, 2024 (The Trucker). Ports of entry can also clear permits by phone. A standard LTL trailer within legal limits does not need one.

Current rules and conditions are public record: WHP ports of entry →   WYDOT Wyoming 511 →

What affects your Wyoming LTL rate

• Freight class — density, handling, and liability determine your NMFC class, the single biggest factor in your rate. See our freight class guide.
• Distance — Wyoming is large and nearly empty: I-80 alone runs about 403 miles and I-25 about 301 miles, so a lane to the far southwest or northeast corner is a long haul with few terminals in between.
• Metro vs. rural — Cheyenne and Casper have the most carrier options, while Gillette, Laramie, Rock Springs, Sheridan and the rest of the state typically see fewer terminals and fewer options.
• Terminal proximity — the more carrier terminals near your pickup or delivery point, the more quotes you see, and in rural Wyoming the nearest terminal can be 100 miles or more away.
• Wind and winter exposure — lanes on I-80 and I-25 can pick up wind restrictions and winter closures, and carriers price some of that uncertainty into transit time.
• Accessorials — liftgate, residential, or inside delivery add to the base rate, same as anywhere else, and ranch, oilfield and mine-site deliveries often need a limited-access or liftgate service.

Did you know?From 6 real Wyoming lanes and 30 quotes

1. 4× the cost per mile

   The shorter haul cost far more per mile

   A 150 lb shipment moving 994 miles (Jackson, WY to Wellton, AZ) had a lowest quote of $660, or $0.66 a mile. A 50 lb shipment moving 1,368 miles (Cheyenne, WY to Negley, OH) had a lowest quote of $258, or $0.19 a mile.

2. $281 to arrive one day sooner

   Saving a day is not free

   On Lander, WY to Reddick, FL (2,058 miles, 1,500 lb), the cheapest quote at $540 took 5 days. The fastest, at 4 days, cost $821. On Douglas, WY to Big Rapids, MI, 3-day delivery cost $850 against $623 for 4 days.

3. $306 from lowest to fifth-lowest

   Same shipment, quotes $306 apart

   For 850 lb from Torrington, WY to Sheboygan, WI (1,003 miles), the lowest quote was $347 and the fifth-lowest was $653, an 88% gap.

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Where freight moves in Wyoming

Wyoming freight follows I-80 east to west, I-25 north to south, and a few long highways to the energy and ranch country:

• Cheyenne & the southeast — where I-80 and I-25 meet, with Cheyenne at about 66,500 residents and Laramie at about 32,300 in the Census Bureau’s July 2025 estimates, as compiled by CityPopulation.
• Casper & central Wyoming — Casper, at about 58,800, is the state’s second-largest city and its energy-services hub, reached from Cheyenne on I-25.
• Gillette & the Powder River Basin — Gillette, at about 34,000, on I-90 in the northeast, in coal and energy country.
• Southwest Wyoming — Rock Springs, at about 22,900, Green River, Kemmerer and Evanston along I-80 and US 30, near the Utah line.
• Sheridan & the north — Sheridan, at about 20,000, where I-90 and I-25 meet near the Montana line.
• Western Wyoming — Alpine and the Star Valley, reached by highway from Idaho, with a Wyoming Highway Patrol port of entry at Alpine.

Weather and transit reliability

Wyoming freight is exposed to wind, snow and long distances between services, especially on I-80. WYDOT data from 2018 to 2022 shows that semi-trucks made up about 46% of I-80 traffic and that commercial vehicles were involved in about 50.6% of the 8,105 crashes on Wyoming’s stretch of the interstate (Sweetwater Now). On March 24, 2025, high wind closed I-25 and I-80 in the southeast to light, high-profile vehicles (KOWB), and in winter storms WyoFile has described semis lining both sides of I-80 around Elk Mountain (WyoFile). For LTL shippers the practical advice is simple: during high-wind warnings and winter storms, build extra transit time into anything on I-80 or I-25, and check Wyoming 511 before a tight delivery.

Sample Wyoming LTL rates by route

Real quotes pulled from our platform for six different Wyoming lanes — same process, different carriers each time, all starting in Wyoming and spanning a range of weights and distances. Rates shift with capacity and fuel costs, so treat these as a snapshot rather than a guarantee for your shipment; get an instant quote for your exact route.

Rate, transit, and price-per-mile summary

Pulling the six lanes above together, a 1,500 lb shipment from Lander to Reddick stands out from everything else in the data:

Route	Distance	Weight	Price range	Transit range	Price per mile
Greybull, WY → Spokane, WA	621 mi	300 lb	$276–$404	1–7 days	$0.44–$0.65
Jackson, WY → Wellton, AZ	994 mi	150 lb	$660–$818	3–7 days	$0.66–$0.82
Torrington, WY → Sheboygan, WI	1,003 mi	850 lb	$347–$653	2–5 days	$0.35–$0.65
Douglas, WY → Big Rapids, MI	1,260 mi	600 lb	$623–$850	3–9 days	$0.49–$0.67
Cheyenne, WY → Negley, OH	1,368 mi	50 lb	$258–$385	3–4 days	$0.19–$0.28
Lander, WY → Reddick, FL	2,058 mi	1,500 lb	$540–$821	4–9 days	$0.26–$0.40

Lander to Reddick, Florida (2,058 miles, 1,500 lb) ran $539.87–$820.52, and its lowest quote was $120.34 below the lowest on Jackson to Wellton, Arizona ($660.21), a lane that carried a tenth of the weight for 1,064 fewer miles. After AAA Cooper’s 5-day $539.87, the next quote on Lander to Reddick was $239.91 higher, and the other four sat within $40.74 of each other. Torrington to Sheboygan, Wisconsin (1,003 miles, 850 lb) had the widest spread in the data, 88%: XPO’s 4-day $347.48 was $73.24 below AAA Cooper’s 3-day $420.72, and Estes’s 5-day $653.10 cost $305.62 more than XPO for one more day. Cheyenne to Negley, Ohio (1,368 miles, 50 lb) was the cheapest per mile at $0.19–$0.28, and XPO’s 3-day $258.26 was $45.67 below FedEx Freight’s 4-day $303.93, so the cheaper option was also a day faster. Jackson to Wellton was the most expensive per mile at $0.66–$0.82, though AAA Cooper’s 3-day $660.21 was $56.62 below XPO’s 5-day $716.83. On Greybull to Spokane, Washington, AAA Cooper’s 2-day $325.04 cost $49.50 more than XPO’s 3-day $275.54, and Old Dominion Freight Line’s 1-day $403.93 cost $128.39 more than XPO. On Douglas to Big Rapids, Michigan, AAA Cooper’s 4-day $623.04 was $114.28 below XPO’s 9-day $737.32, so the slower service cost more. The lesson is the same on every lane: compare several carriers before you book.

Major shipping hubs in Wyoming

Wyoming’s freight moves through a handful of small cities along the interstates:

• Cheyenne — the state capital and largest city, at the crossing of I-80 and I-25, with three Wyoming Highway Patrol ports of entry on I-80, I-25 and US 85.
• Casper — the central hub and energy-services center, with a port of entry, on I-25.
• Gillette — the northeastern hub on I-90, with a port of entry.
• Laramie — the university city on I-80 west of Cheyenne, with a port of entry.
• Rock Springs & Green River — the southwestern hubs on I-80, with ports of entry nearby at Kemmerer and Evanston.
• Sheridan — the northern hub on I-90 and I-25, with the Sheridan/Dietz port of entry.

Highway corridors serving Wyoming

I-80 (about 403 miles in Wyoming) is the main east-west route, from Utah at Evanston through Green River, Rock Springs, Rawlins, Laramie and Cheyenne to Nebraska. I-25 (about 301 miles) runs north-south from Colorado at Cheyenne through Wheatland, Douglas, Casper and Buffalo to Sheridan, and I-90 (about 209 miles) crosses the northeast from Sheridan through Gillette to Sundance and South Dakota. I-180 is a short spur into Cheyenne. US 85 runs north from Cheyenne through Torrington and Lusk country, and US 30 and US 287 link the southwest and central parts of the state.

Ports of entry on Wyoming’s main routes

The Wyoming Highway Patrol lists these 14 ports of entry: Alpine, Casper, Cheyenne I-80, Cheyenne US 85, Cheyenne I-25, Evanston, Frannie, Gillette, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lusk, Sheridan/Dietz, Sundance and Torrington. WHP’s list gives phone numbers but no hours, so call the port or check the WHP page for details.

What Wyoming shippers move

Wyoming’s freight is shaped by energy, minerals and ranching. The state exported $2.0 billion of goods in 2025, the 48th most of any state but up 70% from 2015, led by $1.3 billion of chemicals, with $157 million of petroleum and coal products, $141 million of computer and electronic products, $103 million of machinery and $64 million of transportation equipment. Canada took $491 million, or 25% of the total, followed by Chile at $222 million, Brazil at $174 million, Indonesia at $132 million and Paraguay at $116 million, according to the U.S. Trade Representative. Agriculture is smaller, with $335 million of exports in 2024, including $136 million of beef and veal, and 598 companies exported from the state that year. Much of Wyoming’s coal, oil, gas and minerals moves by rail, pipeline or bulk truck, but the parts, tools, supplies and equipment that keep those industries and Wyoming’s ranches running are where LTL fits.

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