Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Cheswold, DE flatbed rate

$5,914flatbed

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $3.88
Distance: 1,524 mi
Typical range: $5,086–$6,742
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Cheswold price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +24.7%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $4,425
Fuel: $1,489
All-in estimate: $5,914

Return trip

Cheswold → Fort Worth$4,735

This direction runs 25% above the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in DE prices above it.

Fort Worth to Cheswold by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Cheswold, DE by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,911	$3.22	$4,371 – $5,451
53' refrigerated	$5,851	$3.84	$5,090 – $6,611
48' flatbed	$5,914	$3.88	$5,086 – $6,742
Step deck	$6,441	$4.23	$5,410 – $7,471
Power only	$4,349	$2.85	$3,784 – $4,915
Hotshot	$3,283	$2.15	$2,725 – $3,841
26' box truck	$3,213	$2.11	$2,731 – $3,695
Sprinter van	$1,964	$1.29	$1,650 – $2,279

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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 Cheswold

48' flatbed lanes into Cheswold, DE
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	156 mi	$1,550	$9.94	$1,333 – $1,767	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,808 mi	$14,335	$5.10	$12,328 – $16,342	6 d
Chicago, IL	779 mi	$4,470	$5.74	$3,844 – $5,095	2 d
Houston, TX	1,532 mi	$5,941	$3.88	$5,109 – $6,772	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,422 mi	$7,212	$2.98	$6,202 – $8,222	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	71 mi	$1,115	$15.71	$959 – $1,272	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,730 mi	$6,585	$3.81	$5,663 – $7,507	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,764 mi	$14,131	$5.11	$12,153 – $16,110	6 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Cheswold, DE?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Cheswold, DE is estimated at $5,914 all-in in October 2026, or $3.88 a mile over about 1,524 mi. Quotes typically land between $5,086 and $6,742.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Cheswold, DE by truck?

About 1,524 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,489 of the $5,914 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $4,425 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Cheswold, DE to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,735, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Cheswold, DE 25% 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