Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Moline, IL to Houston, TX flatbed rate

$4,313flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $4.28
Distance: 1,007 mi
Typical range: $3,709–$4,917
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Moline to Houston price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,329
Fuel: $984
All-in estimate: $4,313

Return trip

Houston → Moline$3,204

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

Moline to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Moline, IL to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,552	$3.53	$3,161 – $3,942
53' refrigerated	$4,234	$4.20	$3,683 – $4,784
48' flatbed	$4,313	$4.28	$3,709 – $4,917
Step deck	$4,704	$4.67	$3,951 – $5,457
Power only	$3,125	$3.10	$2,718 – $3,531
Hotshot	$2,358	$2.34	$1,957 – $2,758
26' box truck	$2,315	$2.30	$1,968 – $2,663
Sprinter van	$1,421	$1.41	$1,193 – $1,648

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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
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
Dallas, TX	817 mi	$3,682	$4.51	$3,167 – $4,198	2 d

More lanes into Houston

48' flatbed lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$5,413	$3.23	$4,655 – $6,171	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$7,060	$4.34	$6,072 – $8,049	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$4,642	$4.20	$3,992 – $5,291	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$3,150	$2.63	$2,709 – $3,591	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$4,587	$2.89	$3,945 – $5,229	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,337	$5.97	$1,150 – $1,525	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$6,711	$4.38	$5,771 – $7,650	4 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,438	$5.47	$1,237 – $1,640	1 d

About this lane

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

A 48' flatbed from Moline, IL to Houston, TX is estimated at $4,313 all-in in October 2026, or $4.28 a mile over about 1,007 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,709 and $4,917.

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

About 1,007 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 $984 of the $4,313 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,329 is linehaul.

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

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,204, which makes Moline, IL to Houston, 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