Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Mount Prospect, IL to Fort Worth, TX flatbed rate

$4,190flatbed

+3.3% from last month

Per mile: $4.32
Distance: 970 mi
Typical range: $3,604–$4,777
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Mount Prospect to Fort Worth price history

3 months: +8.5%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,242
Fuel: $948
All-in estimate: $4,190

Return trip

Fort Worth → Mount Prospect$3,113

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

Mount Prospect to Fort Worth by truck type

Estimated cost from Mount Prospect, IL to Fort Worth, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,447	$3.55	$3,068 – $3,827
53' refrigerated	$4,110	$4.24	$3,575 – $4,644
48' flatbed	$4,190	$4.32	$3,604 – $4,777
Step deck	$4,571	$4.71	$3,839 – $5,302
Power only	$3,031	$3.12	$2,637 – $3,425
Hotshot	$2,287	$2.36	$1,898 – $2,676
26' box truck	$2,247	$2.32	$1,910 – $2,584
Sprinter van	$1,379	$1.42	$1,158 – $1,600

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More lanes from Mount Prospect

48' flatbed lanes from Mount Prospect, IL
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	863 mi	$4,974	$5.76	$4,278 – $5,670	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,051 mi	$7,520	$3.67	$6,467 – $8,573	5 d
Houston, TX	1,114 mi	$4,668	$4.19	$4,015 – $5,322	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,695 mi	$7,036	$4.15	$6,051 – $8,021	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	804 mi	$4,490	$5.59	$3,862 – $5,119	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,241 mi	$5,090	$4.10	$4,377 – $5,802	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,023 mi	$7,430	$3.67	$6,390 – $8,471	5 d
Dallas, TX	947 mi	$4,114	$4.34	$3,538 – $4,690	2 d

More lanes into Fort Worth

48' flatbed lanes into Fort Worth, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,653 mi	$5,353	$3.24	$4,603 – $6,102	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,435 mi	$6,354	$4.43	$5,464 – $7,244	3 d
Chicago, IL	967 mi	$4,180	$4.32	$3,595 – $4,765	3 d
Houston, TX	280 mi	$1,482	$5.29	$1,275 – $1,690	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,007 mi	$2,747	$2.73	$2,362 – $3,131	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,567 mi	$4,543	$2.90	$3,907 – $5,179	4 d
San Antonio, TX	283 mi	$1,490	$5.27	$1,282 – $1,699	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,354 mi	$6,056	$4.47	$5,208 – $6,904	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Mount Prospect, IL to Fort Worth, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Mount Prospect, IL to Fort Worth, TX is estimated at $4,190 all-in in October 2026, or $4.32 a mile over about 970 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,604 and $4,777.

How far is Mount Prospect, IL from Fort Worth, TX by truck?

About 970 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 $948 of the $4,190 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,242 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Fort Worth, TX to Mount Prospect, IL?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,113, which makes Mount Prospect, IL to Fort Worth, 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