Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Mount Prospect, IL to Houston, TX flatbed rate

$4,668flatbed

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $4.19
Distance: 1,114 mi
Typical range: $4,015–$5,322
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Mount Prospect to Houston price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +25.1%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,580
Fuel: $1,088
All-in estimate: $4,668

Return trip

Houston → Mount Prospect$3,468

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 Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Mount Prospect, IL to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,853	$3.46	$3,429 – $4,276
53' refrigerated	$4,592	$4.12	$3,995 – $5,189
48' flatbed	$4,668	$4.19	$4,015 – $5,322
Step deck	$5,089	$4.57	$4,275 – $5,904
Power only	$3,395	$3.05	$2,954 – $3,837
Hotshot	$2,562	$2.30	$2,127 – $2,998
26' box truck	$2,514	$2.26	$2,137 – $2,891
Sprinter van	$1,541	$1.38	$1,294 – $1,788

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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
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
Jacksonville, FL	1,041 mi	$6,446	$6.19	$5,543 – $7,348	3 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 Mount Prospect, IL to Houston, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Mount Prospect, IL to Houston, TX is estimated at $4,668 all-in in October 2026, or $4.19 a mile over about 1,114 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,015 and $5,322.

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

About 1,114 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 $1,088 of the $4,668 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,580 is linehaul.

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

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,468, which makes Mount Prospect, 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