Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Dallas, TX to Urbana, IL flatbed rate

$2,740flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.35
Distance: 819 mi
Typical range: $2,357–$3,124
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Dallas to Urbana price history

3 months: +8.8%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,940
Fuel: $800
All-in estimate: $2,740

Return trip

Urbana → Dallas$3,689

This direction runs 26% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Dallas to Urbana by truck type

Estimated cost from Dallas, TX to Urbana, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,245	$2.74	$1,998 – $2,492
53' refrigerated	$2,677	$3.27	$2,329 – $3,025
48' flatbed	$2,740	$3.35	$2,357 – $3,124
Step deck	$2,992	$3.65	$2,513 – $3,470
Power only	$1,968	$2.40	$1,712 – $2,223
Hotshot	$1,484	$1.81	$1,232 – $1,737
26' box truck	$1,461	$1.78	$1,242 – $1,680
Sprinter van	$898	$1.10	$754 – $1,042

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More lanes from Dallas

48' flatbed lanes from Dallas, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,618 mi	$6,419	$3.97	$5,521 – $7,318	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,474 mi	$4,424	$3.00	$3,805 – $5,043	4 d
Chicago, IL	942 mi	$3,044	$3.23	$2,618 – $3,470	2 d
Houston, TX	263 mi	$1,438	$5.47	$1,237 – $1,640	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,047 mi	$3,701	$3.53	$3,182 – $4,219	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,532 mi	$5,832	$3.81	$5,016 – $6,649	4 d
San Antonio, TX	298 mi	$1,529	$5.13	$1,315 – $1,743	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,394 mi	$4,224	$3.03	$3,632 – $4,815	3 d

More lanes into Urbana

48' flatbed lanes into Urbana, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	886 mi	$3,086	$3.48	$2,654 – $3,518	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,017 mi	$8,086	$4.01	$6,954 – $9,218	5 d
Chicago, IL	144 mi	$1,378	$9.57	$1,185 – $1,571	1 d
Houston, TX	968 mi	$3,108	$3.21	$2,673 – $3,543	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,642 mi	$3,892	$2.37	$3,347 – $4,437	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	815 mi	$2,575	$3.16	$2,215 – $2,936	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,108 mi	$3,453	$3.12	$2,970 – $3,937	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,978 mi	$7,949	$4.02	$6,836 – $9,062	5 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Dallas, TX to Urbana, IL?

A 48' flatbed from Dallas, TX to Urbana, IL is estimated at $2,740 all-in in October 2026, or $3.35 a mile over about 819 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,357 and $3,124.

How far is Dallas, TX from Urbana, IL by truck?

About 819 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 $800 of the $2,740 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,940 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Urbana, IL to Dallas, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,689, which makes Dallas, TX to Urbana, IL 26% 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