Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Kettering, OH flatbed rate

$3,477flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.37
Distance: 1,033 mi
Typical range: $2,990–$3,964
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Kettering price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +25.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,468
Fuel: $1,009
All-in estimate: $3,477

Return trip

Kettering → Fort Worth$4,176

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

Fort Worth to Kettering by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Kettering, OH by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,865	$2.77	$2,550 – $3,180
53' refrigerated	$3,415	$3.31	$2,971 – $3,859
48' flatbed	$3,477	$3.37	$2,990 – $3,964
Step deck	$3,792	$3.67	$3,185 – $4,398
Power only	$2,521	$2.44	$2,194 – $2,849
Hotshot	$1,903	$1.84	$1,579 – $2,226
26' box truck	$1,868	$1.81	$1,588 – $2,148
Sprinter van	$1,146	$1.11	$963 – $1,329

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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 Kettering

48' flatbed lanes into Kettering, OH
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	641 mi	$2,600	$4.06	$2,236 – $2,964	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,268 mi	$9,537	$4.21	$8,202 – $10,872	5 d
Chicago, IL	279 mi	$1,920	$6.88	$1,651 – $2,189	1 d
Houston, TX	1,103 mi	$3,660	$3.32	$3,148 – $4,173	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,886 mi	$4,663	$2.47	$4,010 – $5,316	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	565 mi	$2,121	$3.75	$1,824 – $2,418	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,273 mi	$4,106	$3.23	$3,532 – $4,681	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,226 mi	$9,381	$4.21	$8,067 – $10,694	5 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Kettering, OH?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Kettering, OH is estimated at $3,477 all-in in October 2026, or $3.37 a mile over about 1,033 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,990 and $3,964.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Kettering, OH by truck?

About 1,033 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 $1,009 of the $3,477 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,468 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Kettering, OH to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,176, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Kettering, OH 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