Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Champaign, IL flatbed rate

$2,800flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.32
Distance: 843 mi
Typical range: $2,408–$3,191
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Champaign price history

3 months: +8.5%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,976
Fuel: $824
All-in estimate: $2,800

Return trip

Champaign → Fort Worth$3,769

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

Fort Worth to Champaign by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Champaign, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,296	$2.72	$2,043 – $2,548
53' refrigerated	$2,737	$3.25	$2,381 – $3,093
48' flatbed	$2,800	$3.32	$2,408 – $3,191
Step deck	$3,056	$3.62	$2,567 – $3,545
Power only	$2,013	$2.39	$1,751 – $2,274
Hotshot	$1,518	$1.80	$1,260 – $1,776
26' box truck	$1,494	$1.77	$1,270 – $1,718
Sprinter van	$918	$1.09	$771 – $1,065

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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 Champaign

48' flatbed lanes into Champaign, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	890 mi	$3,096	$3.48	$2,663 – $3,530	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,012 mi	$8,068	$4.01	$6,939 – $9,198	5 d
Chicago, IL	145 mi	$1,381	$9.53	$1,188 – $1,575	1 d
Houston, TX	966 mi	$3,103	$3.21	$2,668 – $3,537	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,637 mi	$3,882	$2.37	$3,338 – $4,425	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	819 mi	$2,584	$3.16	$2,223 – $2,946	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,105 mi	$3,446	$3.12	$2,963 – $3,928	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,974 mi	$7,935	$4.02	$6,824 – $9,046	5 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Champaign, IL?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Champaign, IL is estimated at $2,800 all-in in October 2026, or $3.32 a mile over about 843 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,408 and $3,191.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Champaign, IL by truck?

About 843 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 $824 of the $2,800 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,976 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Champaign, IL to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,769, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Champaign, 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