Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Colonial Heights, VA to Chicago, IL flatbed rate

$2,605flatbed

+3.3% from last month

Per mile: $3.49
Distance: 746 mi
Typical range: $2,241–$2,970
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Colonial Heights to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +25.1%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,876
Fuel: $729
All-in estimate: $2,605

Return trip

Chicago → Colonial Heights$4,435

This direction runs 41% below the return trip. Leaving VA prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Colonial Heights to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Colonial Heights, VA to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,130	$2.85	$1,895 – $2,364
53' refrigerated	$2,540	$3.40	$2,210 – $2,870
48' flatbed	$2,605	$3.49	$2,241 – $2,970
Step deck	$2,845	$3.81	$2,390 – $3,301
Power only	$1,862	$2.50	$1,620 – $2,104
Hotshot	$1,405	$1.88	$1,166 – $1,644
26' box truck	$1,384	$1.86	$1,176 – $1,591
Sprinter van	$852	$1.14	$716 – $988

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More lanes from Colonial Heights

48' flatbed lanes from Colonial Heights, VA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	353 mi	$2,206	$6.25	$1,897 – $2,515	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,709 mi	$7,650	$2.82	$6,579 – $8,720	6 d
Houston, TX	1,363 mi	$4,364	$3.20	$3,753 – $4,975	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,312 mi	$7,323	$3.17	$6,298 – $8,348	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	266 mi	$1,816	$6.83	$1,562 – $2,070	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,568 mi	$4,904	$3.13	$4,218 – $5,591	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,658 mi	$7,520	$2.83	$6,467 – $8,572	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,341 mi	$4,306	$3.21	$3,703 – $4,909	3 d

More lanes into Chicago

48' flatbed lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$2,984	$3.52	$2,566 – $3,401	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$8,247	$4.00	$7,092 – $9,402	5 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$3,448	$3.12	$2,965 – $3,931	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$4,019	$2.36	$3,456 – $4,581	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$2,510	$3.19	$2,159 – $2,861	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$3,769	$3.05	$3,241 – $4,296	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$8,145	$4.00	$7,005 – $9,286	5 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$3,044	$3.23	$2,618 – $3,470	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Colonial Heights, VA to Chicago, IL?

A 48' flatbed from Colonial Heights, VA to Chicago, IL is estimated at $2,605 all-in in October 2026, or $3.49 a mile over about 746 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,241 and $2,970.

How far is Colonial Heights, VA from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 746 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 2 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $729 of the $2,605 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,876 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Colonial Heights, VA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,435, which makes Colonial Heights, VA to Chicago, IL 41% 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