Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Banning, CA to Chicago, IL hotshot rate

$4,440hotshot

+3.7% from last month

Per mile: $2.25
Distance: 1,975 mi
Typical range: $3,685–$5,195
Transit: 4 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Banning to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +19.0%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,205
Fuel: $1,235
All-in estimate: $4,440

Return trip

Chicago → Banning$4,069

This direction runs 9% above the return trip. Leaving CA prices above the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Banning to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Banning, CA to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,619	$3.35	$5,891 – $7,347
53' refrigerated	$7,884	$3.99	$6,859 – $8,909
48' flatbed	$7,939	$4.02	$6,827 – $9,050
Step deck	$8,639	$4.37	$7,256 – $10,021
Power only	$5,881	$2.98	$5,116 – $6,646
Hotshot	$4,440	$2.25	$3,685 – $5,195
26' box truck	$4,338	$2.20	$3,687 – $4,989
Sprinter van	$2,647	$1.34	$2,224 – $3,071

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More lanes from Banning

Hotshot lanes from Banning, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,811 mi	$8,349	$2.97	$6,930 – $9,768	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	102 mi	$671	$6.58	$557 – $785	1 d
Houston, TX	1,524 mi	$3,709	$2.43	$3,078 – $4,339	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	327 mi	$1,249	$3.82	$1,037 – $1,461	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,739 mi	$7,755	$2.83	$6,436 – $9,073	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,324 mi	$3,285	$2.48	$2,726 – $3,843	3 d
San Diego, CA	94 mi	$654	$6.96	$543 – $766	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,372 mi	$3,386	$2.47	$2,811 – $3,962	3 d

More lanes into Chicago

Hotshot lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$1,619	$1.91	$1,343 – $1,894	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$4,618	$2.24	$3,833 – $5,403	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$1,892	$1.71	$1,570 – $2,214	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$2,238	$1.31	$1,858 – $2,619	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$1,357	$1.72	$1,126 – $1,588	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$2,077	$1.68	$1,724 – $2,430	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$4,559	$2.24	$3,784 – $5,334	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$1,659	$1.76	$1,377 – $1,941	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Banning, CA to Chicago, IL?

A Hotshot from Banning, CA to Chicago, IL is estimated at $4,440 all-in in October 2026, or $2.25 a mile over about 1,975 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,685 and $5,195.

How far is Banning, CA from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 1,975 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,235 of the $4,440 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,205 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Banning, CA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,069, which makes Banning, CA to Chicago, IL 9% more expensive. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

Lane history applies the current origin and destination adjustments to the national series back to December 2003. Methodology