Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

New Brunswick, NJ to Fort Worth, TX hotshot rate

$2,879hotshot

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $1.78
Distance: 1,619 mi
Typical range: $2,390–$3,369
Transit: 4 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

New Brunswick to Fort Worth price history

3 months: +8.5%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +25.4%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,867
Fuel: $1,012
All-in estimate: $2,879

Return trip

Fort Worth → New Brunswick$3,341

This direction runs 14% below the return trip. Leaving NJ prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

New Brunswick to Fort Worth by truck type

Estimated cost from New Brunswick, NJ to Fort Worth, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,303	$2.66	$3,830 – $4,776
53' refrigerated	$5,126	$3.17	$4,460 – $5,793
48' flatbed	$5,177	$3.20	$4,452 – $5,902
Step deck	$5,637	$3.48	$4,735 – $6,539
Power only	$3,814	$2.36	$3,318 – $4,310
Hotshot	$2,879	$1.78	$2,390 – $3,369
26' box truck	$2,816	$1.74	$2,394 – $3,239
Sprinter van	$1,721	$1.06	$1,446 – $1,997

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More lanes from New Brunswick

Hotshot lanes from New Brunswick, NJ
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
Los Angeles, CA	2,871 mi	$4,673	$1.63	$3,878 – $5,467	6 d
Chicago, IL	819 mi	$1,552	$1.89	$1,288 – $1,816	2 d
Houston, TX	1,640 mi	$2,912	$1.78	$2,417 – $3,407	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,494 mi	$4,527	$1.82	$3,758 – $5,297	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,834 mi	$3,215	$1.75	$2,668 – $3,761	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,833 mi	$4,615	$1.63	$3,831 – $5,400	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,584 mi	$2,824	$1.78	$2,344 – $3,305	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	956 mi	$2,686	$2.81	$2,229 – $3,142	2 d

More lanes into Fort Worth

Hotshot lanes into Fort Worth, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,653 mi	$2,979	$1.80	$2,472 – $3,485	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,435 mi	$3,520	$2.45	$2,922 – $4,118	3 d
Chicago, IL	967 mi	$2,281	$2.36	$1,893 – $2,669	2 d
Houston, TX	280 mi	$755	$2.69	$626 – $883	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,007 mi	$1,501	$1.49	$1,246 – $1,757	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,567 mi	$2,524	$1.61	$2,095 – $2,953	4 d
San Antonio, TX	283 mi	$759	$2.68	$630 – $888	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,354 mi	$3,348	$2.47	$2,779 – $3,917	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from New Brunswick, NJ to Fort Worth, TX?

A Hotshot from New Brunswick, NJ to Fort Worth, TX is estimated at $2,879 all-in in October 2026, or $1.78 a mile over about 1,619 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,390 and $3,369.

How far is New Brunswick, NJ from Fort Worth, TX by truck?

About 1,619 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,012 of the $2,879 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,867 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Fort Worth, TX to New Brunswick, NJ?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,341, which makes New Brunswick, NJ to Fort Worth, TX 14% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

Figures are estimates for a standard full load. Get a firm quote for this lane →