Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Rapid City, SD to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$4,692flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.99
Distance: 1,177 mi
Typical range: $4,035–$5,349
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Rapid City to Austin price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +25.1%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,542
Fuel: $1,150
All-in estimate: $4,692

Return trip

Austin → Rapid City$3,885

This direction runs 21% above the return trip. Leaving SD prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Rapid City to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Rapid City, SD to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,877	$3.29	$3,450 – $4,303
53' refrigerated	$4,620	$3.93	$4,020 – $5,221
48' flatbed	$4,692	$3.99	$4,035 – $5,349
Step deck	$5,115	$4.35	$4,296 – $5,933
Power only	$3,420	$2.91	$2,976 – $3,865
Hotshot	$2,581	$2.19	$2,142 – $3,020
26' box truck	$2,531	$2.15	$2,151 – $2,911
Sprinter van	$1,551	$1.32	$1,303 – $1,799

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More lanes from Rapid City

48' flatbed lanes from Rapid City, SD
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,776 mi	$8,567	$4.82	$7,368 – $9,767	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,260 mi	$4,793	$3.80	$4,122 – $5,463	3 d
Chicago, IL	943 mi	$3,755	$3.98	$3,229 – $4,281	2 d
Houston, TX	1,270 mi	$4,989	$3.93	$4,291 – $5,688	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,023 mi	$4,480	$4.38	$3,853 – $5,107	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,724 mi	$7,946	$4.61	$6,833 – $9,058	4 d
San Antonio, TX	1,229 mi	$4,858	$3.95	$4,178 – $5,539	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,274 mi	$4,836	$3.80	$4,159 – $5,513	3 d

More lanes into Austin

48' flatbed lanes into Austin, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$5,716	$3.20	$4,916 – $6,516	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$6,428	$4.42	$5,528 – $7,327	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$4,784	$4.16	$4,115 – $5,454	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$2,787	$2.72	$2,397 – $3,177	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$4,858	$2.86	$4,178 – $5,539	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$982	$11.29	$845 – $1,120	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$6,078	$4.47	$5,227 – $6,929	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Rapid City, SD to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Rapid City, SD to Austin, TX is estimated at $4,692 all-in in October 2026, or $3.99 a mile over about 1,177 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,035 and $5,349.

How far is Rapid City, SD from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,177 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 $1,150 of the $4,692 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,542 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Rapid City, SD?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,885, which makes Rapid City, SD to Austin, TX 21% 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