Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Fort Worth, TX to Wake Forest, NC flatbed rate

$4,749flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.68
Distance: 1,292 mi
Typical range: $4,085–$5,414
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fort Worth to Wake Forest price history

3 months: +8.9%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +25.2%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,487
Fuel: $1,262
All-in estimate: $4,749

Return trip

Wake Forest → Fort Worth$3,897

This direction runs 22% above the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in NC prices above it.

Fort Worth to Wake Forest by truck type

Estimated cost from Fort Worth, TX to Wake Forest, NC by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,931	$3.04	$3,499 – $4,364
53' refrigerated	$4,685	$3.63	$4,076 – $5,294
48' flatbed	$4,749	$3.68	$4,085 – $5,414
Step deck	$5,175	$4.01	$4,347 – $6,003
Power only	$3,473	$2.69	$3,022 – $3,925
Hotshot	$2,621	$2.03	$2,176 – $3,067
26' box truck	$2,569	$1.99	$2,183 – $2,954
Sprinter van	$1,573	$1.22	$1,321 – $1,824

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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 Wake Forest

48' flatbed lanes into Wake Forest, NC
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	482 mi	$2,465	$5.11	$2,120 – $2,810	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,651 mi	$12,529	$4.73	$10,775 – $14,283	6 d
Chicago, IL	753 mi	$4,015	$5.33	$3,453 – $4,577	2 d
Houston, TX	1,258 mi	$4,647	$3.69	$3,997 – $5,298	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,246 mi	$6,209	$2.76	$5,340 – $7,078	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	395 mi	$1,943	$4.92	$1,671 – $2,215	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,468 mi	$5,277	$3.59	$4,538 – $6,016	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,594 mi	$12,286	$4.74	$10,566 – $14,006	6 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fort Worth, TX to Wake Forest, NC?

A 48' flatbed from Fort Worth, TX to Wake Forest, NC is estimated at $4,749 all-in in October 2026, or $3.68 a mile over about 1,292 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,085 and $5,414.

How far is Fort Worth, TX from Wake Forest, NC by truck?

About 1,292 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 $1,262 of the $4,749 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,487 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Wake Forest, NC to Fort Worth, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,897, which makes Fort Worth, TX to Wake Forest, NC 22% 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