Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Brookings, SD flatbed rate

$3,258flatbed

+3.6% from last month

Per mile: $3.47
Distance: 940 mi
Typical range: $2,802–$3,715
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Brookings price history

3 months: +8.8%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +25.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,340
Fuel: $918
All-in estimate: $3,258

Return trip

Brookings → Fort Worth$3,935

This direction runs 17% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in SD prices below it.

Fort Worth to Brookings by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Brookings, SD by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,679	$2.85	$2,384 – $2,974
53' refrigerated	$3,194	$3.40	$2,778 – $3,609
48' flatbed	$3,258	$3.47	$2,802 – $3,715
Step deck	$3,555	$3.78	$2,986 – $4,124
Power only	$2,354	$2.50	$2,048 – $2,660
Hotshot	$1,776	$1.89	$1,474 – $2,078
26' box truck	$1,745	$1.86	$1,483 – $2,007
Sprinter van	$1,072	$1.14	$900 – $1,243

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More lanes from Fort Worth

48' flatbed lanes from Fort Worth, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,653 mi	$6,537	$3.95	$5,622 – $7,452	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,435 mi	$4,326	$3.01	$3,721 – $4,932	3 d
Chicago, IL	967 mi	$3,105	$3.21	$2,671 – $3,540	3 d
Houston, TX	280 mi	$1,482	$5.29	$1,275 – $1,690	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,007 mi	$3,590	$3.57	$3,087 – $4,093	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,567 mi	$5,944	$3.79	$5,112 – $6,776	4 d
San Antonio, TX	283 mi	$1,490	$5.27	$1,282 – $1,699	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,354 mi	$4,123	$3.05	$3,546 – $4,701	3 d

More lanes into Brookings

48' flatbed lanes into Brookings, SD
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,401 mi	$4,755	$3.39	$4,090 – $5,421	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,596 mi	$7,090	$4.44	$6,097 – $8,082	4 d
Chicago, IL	578 mi	$2,948	$5.10	$2,536 – $3,361	2 d
Houston, TX	1,187 mi	$3,912	$3.30	$3,364 – $4,459	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,303 mi	$3,442	$2.64	$2,960 – $3,924	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,350 mi	$4,096	$3.03	$3,522 – $4,669	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,215 mi	$3,986	$3.28	$3,428 – $4,544	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,593 mi	$7,078	$4.44	$6,087 – $8,069	4 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Brookings, SD?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Brookings, SD is estimated at $3,258 all-in in October 2026, or $3.47 a mile over about 940 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,802 and $3,715.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Brookings, SD by truck?

About 940 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 $918 of the $3,258 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,340 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Brookings, SD to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,935, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Brookings, SD 17% 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