Lane · SPRT · Oct 2026

Oak Forest, IL to Houston, TX sprinter rate

$1,511sprinter

+3.0% from last month

Per mile: $1.39
Distance: 1,087 mi
Typical range: $1,269–$1,752
Transit: 2 days

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Sprinter · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Oak Forest to Houston price history

3 months: +7.8%
1 year: +17.8%
5 years: +25.2%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,086
Fuel: $425
All-in estimate: $1,511

Return trip

Houston → Oak Forest$1,122

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

Oak Forest to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Oak Forest, IL to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,777	$3.47	$3,361 – $4,192
53' refrigerated	$4,501	$4.14	$3,916 – $5,087
48' flatbed	$4,579	$4.21	$3,938 – $5,220
Step deck	$4,992	$4.59	$4,193 – $5,791
Power only	$3,327	$3.06	$2,895 – $3,760
Hotshot	$2,511	$2.31	$2,084 – $2,937
26' box truck	$2,464	$2.27	$2,094 – $2,833
Sprinter van	$1,511	$1.39	$1,269 – $1,752

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More lanes from Oak Forest

Sprinter van lanes from Oak Forest, IL
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	851 mi	$1,615	$1.90	$1,356 – $1,873	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,057 mi	$2,516	$1.22	$2,113 – $2,918	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,696 mi	$2,342	$1.38	$1,967 – $2,717	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	789 mi	$1,450	$1.84	$1,218 – $1,682	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,219 mi	$1,659	$1.36	$1,394 – $1,925	2 d
San Diego, CA	2,026 mi	$2,482	$1.23	$2,085 – $2,879	4 d
Dallas, TX	926 mi	$1,329	$1.44	$1,117 – $1,542	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,002 mi	$2,061	$2.06	$1,731 – $2,391	2 d

More lanes into Houston

Sprinter van lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$1,801	$1.08	$1,513 – $2,089	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$2,347	$1.44	$1,972 – $2,723	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$1,532	$1.39	$1,287 – $1,777	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$1,042	$0.87	$875 – $1,208	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$1,524	$0.96	$1,281 – $1,768	3 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$421	$1.88	$354 – $488	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$2,229	$1.45	$1,872 – $2,586	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$455	$1.73	$382 – $528	1 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Oak Forest, IL to Houston, TX?

A Sprinter van from Oak Forest, IL to Houston, TX is estimated at $1,511 all-in in October 2026, or $1.39 a mile over about 1,087 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,269 and $1,752.

How far is Oak Forest, IL from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,087 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 $425 of the $1,511 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,086 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Oak Forest, IL?

The reverse direction is estimated at $1,122, which makes Oak Forest, 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