Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Flower Mound, TX to Chicago, IL hotshot rate

$1,658hotshot

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $1.76
Distance: 941 mi
Typical range: $1,376–$1,939
Transit: 2 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Flower Mound to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.9%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,070
Fuel: $588
All-in estimate: $1,658

Return trip

Chicago → Flower Mound$2,231

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

Flower Mound to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Flower Mound, TX to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,500	$2.66	$2,225 – $2,775
53' refrigerated	$2,981	$3.17	$2,593 – $3,368
48' flatbed	$3,041	$3.23	$2,615 – $3,467
Step deck	$3,318	$3.53	$2,787 – $3,849
Power only	$2,197	$2.33	$1,911 – $2,483
Hotshot	$1,658	$1.76	$1,376 – $1,939
26' box truck	$1,629	$1.73	$1,385 – $1,873
Sprinter van	$1,000	$1.06	$840 – $1,160

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More lanes from Flower Mound

Hotshot lanes from Flower Mound, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,629 mi	$3,591	$2.20	$2,981 – $4,202	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,447 mi	$2,414	$1.67	$2,004 – $2,824	3 d
Houston, TX	291 mi	$771	$2.65	$640 – $902	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,021 mi	$1,985	$1.94	$1,647 – $2,322	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,543 mi	$3,258	$2.11	$2,704 – $3,812	3 d
San Antonio, TX	308 mi	$796	$2.59	$661 – $932	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,368 mi	$2,300	$1.68	$1,909 – $2,691	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,093 mi	$2,867	$2.62	$2,379 – $3,354	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 Flower Mound, TX to Chicago, IL?

A Hotshot from Flower Mound, TX to Chicago, IL is estimated at $1,658 all-in in October 2026, or $1.76 a mile over about 941 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,376 and $1,939.

How far is Flower Mound, TX from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 941 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 $588 of the $1,658 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,070 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Flower Mound, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $2,231, which makes Flower Mound, TX to Chicago, IL 26% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

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