Lane · VAN · Oct 2026

Mount Pleasant, SC to Chicago, IL freight rate

$2,266dry van

+5.8% from last month

Per mile: $2.54
Distance: 893 mi
Typical range: $2,017–$2,515
Transit: 2 days

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Dry van · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Mount Pleasant to Chicago price history

3 months: +13.9%
1 year: +25.1%
5 years: +32.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,445
Fuel: $821
All-in estimate: $2,266

Return trip

Chicago → Mount Pleasant$3,805

This direction runs 40% below the return trip. Leaving SC prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Mount Pleasant to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Mount Pleasant, SC to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,266	$2.54	$2,017 – $2,515
53' refrigerated	$2,702	$3.03	$2,350 – $3,053
48' flatbed	$2,760	$3.09	$2,373 – $3,146
Step deck	$3,011	$3.37	$2,530 – $3,493
Power only	$1,989	$2.23	$1,730 – $2,248
Hotshot	$1,501	$1.68	$1,246 – $1,756
26' box truck	$1,475	$1.65	$1,254 – $1,697
Sprinter van	$906	$1.02	$761 – $1,051

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More lanes from Mount Pleasant

53' dry van lanes from Mount Pleasant, SC
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	748 mi	$2,698	$3.61	$2,401 – $2,995	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,610 mi	$5,743	$2.20	$5,111 – $6,374	6 d
Houston, TX	1,108 mi	$2,826	$2.55	$2,516 – $3,137	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,191 mi	$5,409	$2.47	$4,814 – $6,004	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	664 mi	$2,352	$3.54	$2,093 – $2,611	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,329 mi	$3,285	$2.47	$2,923 – $3,646	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,540 mi	$5,602	$2.21	$4,986 – $6,219	5 d
Dallas, TX	1,157 mi	$2,928	$2.53	$2,606 – $3,250	3 d

More lanes into Chicago

53' dry van lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$2,447	$2.89	$2,178 – $2,716	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$6,880	$3.33	$6,123 – $7,637	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$2,845	$2.57	$2,532 – $3,158	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$3,343	$1.96	$2,975 – $3,711	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$2,055	$2.61	$1,829 – $2,281	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$3,117	$2.52	$2,774 – $3,460	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$6,794	$3.34	$6,046 – $7,541	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$2,503	$2.66	$2,227 – $2,778	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Mount Pleasant, SC to Chicago, IL?

A 53' dry van from Mount Pleasant, SC to Chicago, IL is estimated at $2,266 all-in in October 2026, or $2.54 a mile over about 893 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,017 and $2,515.

How far is Mount Pleasant, SC from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 893 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 2 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $821 of the $2,266 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,445 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Mount Pleasant, SC?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,805, which makes Mount Pleasant, SC to Chicago, IL 40% 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