Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Houston, TX to Wheeling, IL hotshot rate

$1,911hotshot

+3.6% from last month

Per mile: $1.71
Distance: 1,119 mi
Typical range: $1,586–$2,235
Transit: 3 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Houston to Wheeling price history

3 months: +8.9%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,211
Fuel: $700
All-in estimate: $1,911

Return trip

Wheeling → Houston$2,572

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

Houston to Wheeling by truck type

Estimated cost from Houston, TX to Wheeling, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,872	$2.57	$2,556 – $3,188
53' refrigerated	$3,424	$3.06	$2,978 – $3,869
48' flatbed	$3,480	$3.11	$2,993 – $3,967
Step deck	$3,794	$3.39	$3,187 – $4,401
Power only	$2,532	$2.26	$2,203 – $2,861
Hotshot	$1,911	$1.71	$1,586 – $2,235
26' box truck	$1,874	$1.68	$1,593 – $2,156
Sprinter van	$1,149	$1.03	$965 – $1,333

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More lanes from Houston

Hotshot lanes from Houston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$3,680	$2.20	$3,055 – $4,306	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$2,674	$1.64	$2,219 – $3,128	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$1,892	$1.71	$1,570 – $2,214	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$2,267	$1.89	$1,881 – $2,652	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$3,335	$2.10	$2,768 – $3,902	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$671	$3.00	$557 – $785	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$2,537	$1.66	$2,105 – $2,968	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$729	$2.77	$605 – $853	1 d

More lanes into Wheeling

Hotshot lanes into Wheeling, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	863 mi	$1,643	$1.90	$1,363 – $1,922	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,053 mi	$4,597	$2.24	$3,816 – $5,379	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,697 mi	$2,229	$1.31	$1,850 – $2,608	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	804 mi	$1,380	$1.72	$1,145 – $1,614	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,246 mi	$2,091	$1.68	$1,736 – $2,447	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,025 mi	$4,541	$2.24	$3,769 – $5,313	4 d
Dallas, TX	951 mi	$1,672	$1.76	$1,388 – $1,956	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,045 mi	$1,456	$1.39	$1,209 – $1,704	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Houston, TX to Wheeling, IL?

A Hotshot from Houston, TX to Wheeling, IL is estimated at $1,911 all-in in October 2026, or $1.71 a mile over about 1,119 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,586 and $2,235.

How far is Houston, TX from Wheeling, IL by truck?

About 1,119 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 $700 of the $1,911 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,211 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Wheeling, IL to Houston, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $2,572, which makes Houston, TX to Wheeling, 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