Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Mission, TX to Chicago, IL flatbed rate

$4,324flatbed

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $2.96
Distance: 1,461 mi
Typical range: $3,718–$4,929
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Mission to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.8%
1 year: +18.9%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,897
Fuel: $1,427
All-in estimate: $4,324

Return trip

Chicago → Mission$5,820

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

Mission to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Mission, TX to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,587	$2.46	$3,193 – $3,982
53' refrigerated	$4,274	$2.93	$3,718 – $4,830
48' flatbed	$4,324	$2.96	$3,718 – $4,929
Step deck	$4,709	$3.22	$3,956 – $5,463
Power only	$3,175	$2.17	$2,762 – $3,588
Hotshot	$2,397	$1.64	$1,989 – $2,804
26' box truck	$2,346	$1.61	$1,994 – $2,698
Sprinter van	$1,435	$0.98	$1,205 – $1,664

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More lanes from Mission

48' flatbed lanes from Mission, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,024 mi	$7,784	$3.85	$6,694 – $8,873	5 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,550 mi	$4,614	$2.98	$3,968 – $5,260	4 d
Houston, TX	360 mi	$1,690	$4.69	$1,453 – $1,926	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,142 mi	$3,963	$3.47	$3,408 – $4,518	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,933 mi	$7,114	$3.68	$6,118 – $8,110	5 d
San Antonio, TX	266 mi	$1,446	$5.44	$1,244 – $1,649	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,437 mi	$4,331	$3.01	$3,725 – $4,938	3 d
Dallas, TX	548 mi	$2,177	$3.97	$1,872 – $2,482	2 d

More lanes into Chicago

48' flatbed lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$2,984	$3.52	$2,566 – $3,401	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$8,247	$4.00	$7,092 – $9,402	5 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$3,448	$3.12	$2,965 – $3,931	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$4,019	$2.36	$3,456 – $4,581	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$2,510	$3.19	$2,159 – $2,861	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$3,769	$3.05	$3,241 – $4,296	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$8,145	$4.00	$7,005 – $9,286	5 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$3,044	$3.23	$2,618 – $3,470	2 d

About this lane

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

A 48' flatbed from Mission, TX to Chicago, IL is estimated at $4,324 all-in in October 2026, or $2.96 a mile over about 1,461 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,718 and $4,929.

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

About 1,461 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 $1,427 of the $4,324 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,897 is linehaul.

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

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,820, which makes Mission, 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