Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Middletown, CT to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$4,863flatbed

+3.2% from last month

Per mile: $2.58
Distance: 1,884 mi
Typical range: $4,182–$5,544
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Middletown to Austin price history

3 months: +8.4%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +24.6%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,023
Fuel: $1,840
All-in estimate: $4,863

Return trip

Austin → Middletown$7,986

This direction runs 39% below the return trip. Leaving CT prices below the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Middletown to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Middletown, CT to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,051	$2.15	$3,606 – $4,497
53' refrigerated	$4,826	$2.56	$4,199 – $5,453
48' flatbed	$4,863	$2.58	$4,182 – $5,544
Step deck	$5,292	$2.81	$4,445 – $6,139
Power only	$3,598	$1.91	$3,130 – $4,066
Hotshot	$2,716	$1.44	$2,255 – $3,178
26' box truck	$2,655	$1.41	$2,256 – $3,053
Sprinter van	$1,621	$0.86	$1,361 – $1,880

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More lanes from Middletown

48' flatbed lanes from Middletown, CT
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	107 mi	$1,157	$10.81	$995 – $1,319	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,976 mi	$7,060	$2.37	$6,072 – $8,049	7 d
Chicago, IL	914 mi	$2,566	$2.81	$2,206 – $2,925	2 d
Houston, TX	1,777 mi	$4,624	$2.60	$3,976 – $5,271	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,606 mi	$6,907	$2.65	$5,940 – $7,874	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	198 mi	$1,352	$6.83	$1,162 – $1,541	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,968 mi	$5,051	$2.57	$4,344 – $5,758	5 d
San Diego, CA	2,942 mi	$6,987	$2.37	$6,009 – $7,965	7 d

More lanes into Austin

48' flatbed lanes into Austin, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$5,716	$3.20	$4,916 – $6,516	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$6,428	$4.42	$5,528 – $7,327	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$4,784	$4.16	$4,115 – $5,454	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$2,787	$2.72	$2,397 – $3,177	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$4,858	$2.86	$4,178 – $5,539	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$982	$11.29	$845 – $1,120	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$6,078	$4.47	$5,227 – $6,929	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Middletown, CT to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Middletown, CT to Austin, TX is estimated at $4,863 all-in in October 2026, or $2.58 a mile over about 1,884 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,182 and $5,544.

How far is Middletown, CT from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,884 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,840 of the $4,863 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,023 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Middletown, CT?

The reverse direction is estimated at $7,986, which makes Middletown, CT to Austin, TX 39% 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