Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

Pine Bluff, AR to Austin, TX hotshot rate

$1,130hotshot

+3.3% from last month

Per mile: $2.22
Distance: 508 mi
Typical range: $938–$1,322
Transit: 1 day

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Pine Bluff to Austin price history

3 months: +8.4%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $812
Fuel: $318
All-in estimate: $1,130

Return trip

Austin → Pine Bluff$1,118

This direction runs 1% above the return trip. Leaving AR prices below the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Pine Bluff to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Pine Bluff, AR to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$1,730	$3.41	$1,540 – $1,920
53' refrigerated	$2,064	$4.06	$1,796 – $2,333
48' flatbed	$2,140	$4.21	$1,840 – $2,439
Step deck	$2,342	$4.61	$1,967 – $2,716
Power only	$1,499	$2.95	$1,304 – $1,694
Hotshot	$1,130	$2.22	$938 – $1,322
26' box truck	$1,119	$2.20	$951 – $1,286
Sprinter van	$692	$1.36	$581 – $803

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More lanes from Pine Bluff

Hotshot lanes from Pine Bluff, AR
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,280 mi	$3,009	$2.35	$2,497 – $3,520	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,777 mi	$2,983	$1.68	$2,476 – $3,490	4 d
Chicago, IL	681 mi	$1,329	$1.95	$1,103 – $1,555	2 d
Houston, TX	430 mi	$1,010	$2.35	$838 – $1,182	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,357 mi	$2,601	$1.92	$2,158 – $3,043	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,193 mi	$2,697	$2.26	$2,238 – $3,155	3 d
San Antonio, TX	594 mi	$1,263	$2.13	$1,048 – $1,477	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,707 mi	$2,879	$1.69	$2,389 – $3,368	4 d

More lanes into Austin

Hotshot lanes into Austin, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$3,188	$1.79	$2,646 – $3,730	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$3,562	$2.45	$2,957 – $4,168	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$2,629	$2.29	$2,182 – $3,076	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$593	$3.45	$492 – $694	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$1,524	$1.49	$1,265 – $1,784	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$2,706	$1.60	$2,246 – $3,166	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$466	$5.36	$387 – $546	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$3,361	$2.47	$2,790 – $3,932	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Pine Bluff, AR to Austin, TX?

A Hotshot from Pine Bluff, AR to Austin, TX is estimated at $1,130 all-in in October 2026, or $2.22 a mile over about 508 mi. Quotes typically land between $938 and $1,322.

How far is Pine Bluff, AR from Austin, TX by truck?

About 508 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 1 day of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $318 of the $1,130 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $812 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Pine Bluff, AR?

The reverse direction is estimated at $1,118, which makes Pine Bluff, AR to Austin, TX 1% 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