Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Ballwin, MO hotshot rate

$1,260hotshot

+3.2% from last month

Per mile: $1.93
Distance: 653 mi
Typical range: $1,046–$1,475
Transit: 2 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Ballwin price history

3 months: +8.4%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +25.2%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $852
Fuel: $408
All-in estimate: $1,260

Return trip

Ballwin → Fort Worth$1,543

This direction runs 18% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in MO prices below it.

Fort Worth to Ballwin by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Ballwin, MO by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$1,917	$2.94	$1,706 – $2,128
53' refrigerated	$2,286	$3.50	$1,989 – $2,584
48' flatbed	$2,353	$3.60	$2,024 – $2,683
Step deck	$2,572	$3.94	$2,161 – $2,984
Power only	$1,671	$2.56	$1,454 – $1,888
Hotshot	$1,260	$1.93	$1,046 – $1,475
26' box truck	$1,244	$1.90	$1,057 – $1,430
Sprinter van	$767	$1.17	$644 – $889

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More lanes from Fort Worth

Hotshot lanes from Fort Worth, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,653 mi	$3,638	$2.20	$3,019 – $4,256	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,435 mi	$2,397	$1.67	$1,989 – $2,804	3 d
Chicago, IL	967 mi	$1,695	$1.75	$1,406 – $1,983	2 d
Houston, TX	280 mi	$755	$2.69	$626 – $883	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,007 mi	$1,962	$1.95	$1,629 – $2,296	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,567 mi	$3,302	$2.11	$2,741 – $3,864	4 d
San Antonio, TX	283 mi	$759	$2.68	$630 – $888	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,354 mi	$2,280	$1.68	$1,892 – $2,667	3 d

More lanes into Ballwin

Hotshot lanes into Ballwin, MO
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,055 mi	$1,951	$1.85	$1,619 – $2,283	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,861 mi	$4,251	$2.28	$3,528 – $4,973	4 d
Chicago, IL	319 mi	$1,001	$3.14	$831 – $1,171	1 d
Houston, TX	789 mi	$1,455	$1.84	$1,208 – $1,703	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,473 mi	$1,988	$1.35	$1,650 – $2,326	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	978 mi	$1,628	$1.67	$1,352 – $1,905	2 d
San Antonio, TX	918 mi	$1,641	$1.79	$1,362 – $1,919	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,815 mi	$4,157	$2.29	$3,450 – $4,864	4 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Ballwin, MO?

A Hotshot from Fort Worth, TX to Ballwin, MO is estimated at $1,260 all-in in October 2026, or $1.93 a mile over about 653 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,046 and $1,475.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Ballwin, MO by truck?

About 653 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 $408 of the $1,260 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $852 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Ballwin, MO to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $1,543, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Ballwin, MO 18% 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