Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Elgin, IL flatbed rate

$3,071flatbed

+3.2% from last month

Per mile: $3.22
Distance: 953 mi
Typical range: $2,641–$3,501
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Elgin price history

3 months: +8.4%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,140
Fuel: $931
All-in estimate: $3,071

Return trip

Elgin → Fort Worth$4,134

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 Elgin by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Elgin, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,526	$2.65	$2,248 – $2,803
53' refrigerated	$3,011	$3.16	$2,619 – $3,402
48' flatbed	$3,071	$3.22	$2,641 – $3,501
Step deck	$3,350	$3.52	$2,814 – $3,886
Power only	$2,220	$2.33	$1,931 – $2,508
Hotshot	$1,675	$1.76	$1,390 – $1,959
26' box truck	$1,645	$1.73	$1,399 – $1,892
Sprinter van	$1,010	$1.06	$849 – $1,172

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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 Elgin

48' flatbed lanes into Elgin, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	887 mi	$3,088	$3.48	$2,656 – $3,521	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,027 mi	$8,121	$4.01	$6,984 – $9,258	5 d
Houston, TX	1,102 mi	$3,438	$3.12	$2,957 – $3,920	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,672 mi	$3,952	$2.36	$3,399 – $4,506	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	827 mi	$2,603	$3.15	$2,239 – $2,968	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,225 mi	$3,742	$3.05	$3,218 – $4,265	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,999 mi	$8,023	$4.01	$6,900 – $9,146	5 d
Dallas, TX	930 mi	$3,014	$3.24	$2,592 – $3,436	2 d

About this lane

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

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Elgin, IL is estimated at $3,071 all-in in October 2026, or $3.22 a mile over about 953 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,641 and $3,501.

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

About 953 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 $931 of the $3,071 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,140 is linehaul.

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

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,134, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Elgin, 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