Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Reading, PA to Chicago, IL flatbed rate

$2,382flatbed

+3.2% from last month

Per mile: $3.25
Distance: 732 mi
Typical range: $2,049–$2,716
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Reading to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,667
Fuel: $715
All-in estimate: $2,382

Return trip

Chicago → Reading$4,195

This direction runs 43% below the return trip. Leaving PA prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Reading to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Reading, PA to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$1,946	$2.66	$1,732 – $2,160
53' refrigerated	$2,321	$3.17	$2,019 – $2,623
48' flatbed	$2,382	$3.25	$2,049 – $2,716
Step deck	$2,602	$3.55	$2,186 – $3,018
Power only	$1,701	$2.32	$1,480 – $1,922
Hotshot	$1,283	$1.75	$1,065 – $1,501
26' box truck	$1,264	$1.73	$1,075 – $1,454
Sprinter van	$778	$1.06	$654 – $903

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48' flatbed lanes from Reading, PA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	126 mi	$1,325	$10.52	$1,140 – $1,511	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,780 mi	$7,258	$2.61	$6,241 – $8,274	6 d
Houston, TX	1,552 mi	$4,506	$2.90	$3,876 – $5,137	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,402 mi	$7,021	$2.92	$6,038 – $8,004	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,744 mi	$4,976	$2.85	$4,279 – $5,672	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,741 mi	$7,165	$2.61	$6,162 – $8,169	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,492 mi	$4,360	$2.92	$3,749 – $4,970	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	900 mi	$4,243	$4.71	$3,649 – $4,837	2 d

More lanes into Chicago

48' flatbed lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$2,984	$3.52	$2,566 – $3,401	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$8,247	$4.00	$7,092 – $9,402	5 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$3,448	$3.12	$2,965 – $3,931	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$4,019	$2.36	$3,456 – $4,581	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$2,510	$3.19	$2,159 – $2,861	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$3,769	$3.05	$3,241 – $4,296	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$8,145	$4.00	$7,005 – $9,286	5 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$3,044	$3.23	$2,618 – $3,470	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Reading, PA to Chicago, IL?

A 48' flatbed from Reading, PA to Chicago, IL is estimated at $2,382 all-in in October 2026, or $3.25 a mile over about 732 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,049 and $2,716.

How far is Reading, PA from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 732 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 $715 of the $2,382 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,667 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Reading, PA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,195, which makes Reading, PA to Chicago, IL 43% cheaper. 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