Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Chicago, IL to Baldwin Park, CA hotshot rate

$4,180hotshot

+3.0% from last month

Per mile: $2.05
Distance: 2,035 mi
Typical range: $3,470–$4,891
Transit: 4 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Chicago to Baldwin Park price history

3 months: +8.5%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,908
Fuel: $1,272
All-in estimate: $4,180

Return trip

Baldwin Park → Chicago$4,561

This direction runs 8% below the return trip. Leaving IL prices above the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Chicago to Baldwin Park by truck type

Estimated cost from Chicago, IL to Baldwin Park, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,229	$3.06	$5,544 – $6,915
53' refrigerated	$7,420	$3.65	$6,455 – $8,385
48' flatbed	$7,469	$3.67	$6,423 – $8,514
Step deck	$8,126	$3.99	$6,826 – $9,427
Power only	$5,537	$2.72	$4,817 – $6,257
Hotshot	$4,180	$2.05	$3,470 – $4,891
26' box truck	$4,084	$2.01	$3,471 – $4,696
Sprinter van	$2,492	$1.22	$2,093 – $2,890

More lanes from Chicago

Hotshot lanes from Chicago, IL
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$2,661	$3.14	$2,208 – $3,113	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$4,232	$2.05	$3,513 – $4,952	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$2,547	$2.30	$2,114 – $2,980	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$3,939	$2.31	$3,269 – $4,608	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$2,390	$3.04	$1,984 – $2,796	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$2,796	$2.26	$2,320 – $3,271	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$4,179	$2.05	$3,468 – $4,889	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$2,233	$2.37	$1,854 – $2,613	2 d

More lanes into Baldwin Park

Hotshot lanes into Baldwin Park, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,872 mi	$4,748	$1.65	$3,941 – $5,555	6 d
Houston, TX	1,598 mi	$2,632	$1.65	$2,184 – $3,079	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	400 mi	$736	$1.84	$611 – $862	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,802 mi	$4,121	$1.47	$3,421 – $4,822	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,397 mi	$2,342	$1.68	$1,944 – $2,740	3 d
San Diego, CA	118 mi	$704	$5.96	$584 – $823	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,444 mi	$2,410	$1.67	$2,000 – $2,819	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	2,510 mi	$3,185	$1.27	$2,643 – $3,726	5 d

About this lane

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

A Hotshot from Chicago, IL to Baldwin Park, CA is estimated at $4,180 all-in in October 2026, or $2.05 a mile over about 2,035 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,470 and $4,891.

How far is Chicago, IL from Baldwin Park, CA by truck?

About 2,035 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 $1,272 of the $4,180 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,908 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Baldwin Park, CA to Chicago, IL?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,561, which makes Chicago, IL to Baldwin Park, CA 8% cheaper. 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