Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Moline, IL to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$4,386flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $4.26
Distance: 1,029 mi
Typical range: $3,772–$5,000
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Moline to Austin price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,381
Fuel: $1,005
All-in estimate: $4,386

Return trip

Austin → Moline$3,258

This direction runs 35% above the return trip. Leaving IL prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Moline to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Moline, IL to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,613	$3.51	$3,216 – $4,011
53' refrigerated	$4,307	$4.19	$3,747 – $4,867
48' flatbed	$4,386	$4.26	$3,772 – $5,000
Step deck	$4,783	$4.65	$4,018 – $5,549
Power only	$3,180	$3.09	$2,767 – $3,594
Hotshot	$2,400	$2.33	$1,992 – $2,808
26' box truck	$2,356	$2.29	$2,003 – $2,710
Sprinter van	$1,445	$1.40	$1,214 – $1,677

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More lanes from Moline

48' flatbed lanes from Moline, IL
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,018 mi	$5,641	$5.54	$4,852 – $6,431	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,890 mi	$7,003	$3.71	$6,023 – $7,984	4 d
Chicago, IL	173 mi	$1,470	$8.50	$1,264 – $1,676	1 d
Houston, TX	1,007 mi	$4,313	$4.28	$3,709 – $4,917	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,533 mi	$6,462	$4.22	$5,557 – $7,367	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	955 mi	$5,109	$5.35	$4,394 – $5,824	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,114 mi	$4,668	$4.19	$4,015 – $5,322	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,861 mi	$6,910	$3.71	$5,943 – $7,878	4 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 Moline, IL to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Moline, IL to Austin, TX is estimated at $4,386 all-in in October 2026, or $4.26 a mile over about 1,029 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,772 and $5,000.

How far is Moline, IL from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,029 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 $1,005 of the $4,386 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,381 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Moline, IL?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,258, which makes Moline, IL to Austin, TX 35% 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