Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Fulshear, TX to Chicago, IL hotshot rate

$1,923hotshot

+3.7% from last month

Per mile: $1.71
Distance: 1,128 mi
Typical range: $1,596–$2,250
Transit: 3 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Fulshear to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.9%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +25.7%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,218
Fuel: $705
All-in estimate: $1,923

Return trip

Chicago → Fulshear$2,589

This direction runs 26% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Fulshear to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Fulshear, TX to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,891	$2.56	$2,573 – $3,209
53' refrigerated	$3,446	$3.05	$2,998 – $3,894
48' flatbed	$3,502	$3.10	$3,012 – $3,993
Step deck	$3,818	$3.38	$3,207 – $4,429
Power only	$2,549	$2.26	$2,217 – $2,880
Hotshot	$1,923	$1.71	$1,596 – $2,250
26' box truck	$1,887	$1.67	$1,604 – $2,170
Sprinter van	$1,157	$1.03	$971 – $1,342

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More lanes from Fulshear

Hotshot lanes from Fulshear, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,707 mi	$3,742	$2.19	$3,106 – $4,378	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,596 mi	$2,629	$1.65	$2,182 – $3,076	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,167 mi	$2,217	$1.90	$1,840 – $2,594	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,617 mi	$3,394	$2.10	$2,817 – $3,971	4 d
San Antonio, TX	188 mi	$617	$3.28	$512 – $722	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,500 mi	$2,490	$1.66	$2,067 – $2,914	3 d
Dallas, TX	260 mi	$725	$2.79	$601 – $848	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,005 mi	$2,675	$2.66	$2,221 – $3,130	2 d

More lanes into Chicago

Hotshot lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$1,619	$1.91	$1,343 – $1,894	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$4,618	$2.24	$3,833 – $5,403	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$1,892	$1.71	$1,570 – $2,214	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$2,238	$1.31	$1,858 – $2,619	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$1,357	$1.72	$1,126 – $1,588	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$2,077	$1.68	$1,724 – $2,430	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$4,559	$2.24	$3,784 – $5,334	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$1,659	$1.76	$1,377 – $1,941	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Fulshear, TX to Chicago, IL?

A Hotshot from Fulshear, TX to Chicago, IL is estimated at $1,923 all-in in October 2026, or $1.71 a mile over about 1,128 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,596 and $2,250.

How far is Fulshear, TX from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 1,128 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 $705 of the $1,923 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,218 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Fulshear, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $2,589, which makes Fulshear, TX to Chicago, 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