Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Butte-Silver Bow, MT flatbed rate

$5,345flatbed

+3.3% from last month

Per mile: $3.72
Distance: 1,436 mi
Typical range: $4,597–$6,094
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Butte-Silver Bow price history

3 months: +8.5%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,942
Fuel: $1,403
All-in estimate: $5,345

Return trip

Butte-Silver Bow → Fort Worth$4,024

This direction runs 33% above the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in MT prices above it.

Fort Worth to Butte-Silver Bow by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Butte-Silver Bow, MT by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,434	$3.09	$3,946 – $4,921
53' refrigerated	$5,283	$3.68	$4,596 – $5,969
48' flatbed	$5,345	$3.72	$4,597 – $6,094
Step deck	$5,822	$4.05	$4,891 – $6,754
Power only	$3,923	$2.73	$3,413 – $4,433
Hotshot	$2,961	$2.06	$2,458 – $3,465
26' box truck	$2,899	$2.02	$2,465 – $3,334
Sprinter van	$1,773	$1.23	$1,490 – $2,057

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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 Butte-Silver Bow

48' flatbed lanes into Butte-Silver Bow, MT
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,314 mi	$8,561	$3.70	$7,363 – $9,760	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,032 mi	$5,816	$5.64	$5,001 – $6,630	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,498 mi	$7,095	$4.74	$6,102 – $8,088	4 d
Houston, TX	1,713 mi	$6,202	$3.62	$5,334 – $7,071	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,005 mi	$3,274	$3.26	$2,815 – $3,732	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,268 mi	$7,469	$3.29	$6,423 – $8,514	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,615 mi	$5,899	$3.65	$5,073 – $6,725	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,103 mi	$6,127	$5.56	$5,269 – $6,985	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Butte-Silver Bow, MT?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Butte-Silver Bow, MT is estimated at $5,345 all-in in October 2026, or $3.72 a mile over about 1,436 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,597 and $6,094.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Butte-Silver Bow, MT by truck?

About 1,436 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 3 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,403 of the $5,345 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,942 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Butte-Silver Bow, MT to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,024, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Butte-Silver Bow, MT 33% more expensive. 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