Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Mount Pleasant, SC to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$3,792flatbed

+3.1% from last month

Per mile: $3.01
Distance: 1,258 mi
Typical range: $3,261–$4,323
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Mount Pleasant to Austin price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,563
Fuel: $1,229
All-in estimate: $3,792

Return trip

Austin → Mount Pleasant$4,730

This direction runs 20% below the return trip. Leaving SC prices below the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Mount Pleasant to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Mount Pleasant, SC to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,137	$2.49	$2,792 – $3,483
53' refrigerated	$3,739	$2.97	$3,253 – $4,225
48' flatbed	$3,792	$3.01	$3,261 – $4,323
Step deck	$4,132	$3.28	$3,471 – $4,794
Power only	$2,771	$2.20	$2,411 – $3,131
Hotshot	$2,091	$1.66	$1,736 – $2,447
26' box truck	$2,050	$1.63	$1,742 – $2,357
Sprinter van	$1,255	$1.00	$1,054 – $1,456

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More lanes from Mount Pleasant

48' flatbed lanes from Mount Pleasant, SC
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	748 mi	$3,300	$4.41	$2,838 – $3,762	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,610 mi	$6,863	$2.63	$5,903 – $7,824	6 d
Chicago, IL	893 mi	$2,760	$3.09	$2,373 – $3,146	2 d
Houston, TX	1,108 mi	$3,425	$3.09	$2,946 – $3,905	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,191 mi	$6,479	$2.96	$5,572 – $7,386	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	664 mi	$2,886	$4.35	$2,482 – $3,290	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,329 mi	$3,966	$2.98	$3,411 – $4,521	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,540 mi	$6,698	$2.64	$5,760 – $7,636	6 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 Mount Pleasant, SC to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Mount Pleasant, SC to Austin, TX is estimated at $3,792 all-in in October 2026, or $3.01 a mile over about 1,258 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,261 and $4,323.

How far is Mount Pleasant, SC from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,258 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 $1,229 of the $3,792 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,563 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Mount Pleasant, SC?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,730, which makes Mount Pleasant, SC to Austin, TX 20% 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