Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Milwaukee, WI flatbed rate

$3,420flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.32
Distance: 1,031 mi
Typical range: $2,942–$3,899
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Milwaukee price history

3 months: +8.8%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +25.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,413
Fuel: $1,007
All-in estimate: $3,420

Return trip

Milwaukee → Fort Worth$4,226

This direction runs 19% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in WI prices below it.

Fort Worth to Milwaukee by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Milwaukee, WI by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,818	$2.73	$2,508 – $3,128
53' refrigerated	$3,359	$3.26	$2,922 – $3,796
48' flatbed	$3,420	$3.32	$2,942 – $3,899
Step deck	$3,730	$3.62	$3,133 – $4,327
Power only	$2,480	$2.41	$2,158 – $2,803
Hotshot	$1,872	$1.82	$1,553 – $2,190
26' box truck	$1,838	$1.78	$1,562 – $2,113
Sprinter van	$1,127	$1.09	$947 – $1,308

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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 Milwaukee

48' flatbed lanes into Milwaukee, WI
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	873 mi	$3,199	$3.66	$2,751 – $3,647	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$8,644	$4.19	$7,434 – $9,855	5 d
Chicago, IL	101 mi	$1,302	$12.89	$1,120 – $1,485	1 d
Houston, TX	1,186 mi	$3,821	$3.22	$3,286 – $4,356	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,718 mi	$4,240	$2.47	$3,646 – $4,833	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	821 mi	$2,714	$3.31	$2,334 – $3,094	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,306 mi	$4,131	$3.16	$3,553 – $4,710	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,040 mi	$8,560	$4.20	$7,362 – $9,758	5 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Milwaukee, WI?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Milwaukee, WI is estimated at $3,420 all-in in October 2026, or $3.32 a mile over about 1,031 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,942 and $3,899.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Milwaukee, WI by truck?

About 1,031 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 $1,007 of the $3,420 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,413 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Milwaukee, WI to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,226, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Milwaukee, WI 19% 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