Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Reading, PA to Houston, TX flatbed rate

$4,506flatbed

+3.2% from last month

Per mile: $2.90
Distance: 1,552 mi
Typical range: $3,876–$5,137
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Reading to Houston price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,990
Fuel: $1,516
All-in estimate: $4,506

Return trip

Houston → Reading$5,896

This direction runs 24% below the return trip. Leaving PA prices below the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Reading to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Reading, PA to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,743	$2.41	$3,331 – $4,155
53' refrigerated	$4,459	$2.87	$3,880 – $5,039
48' flatbed	$4,506	$2.90	$3,876 – $5,137
Step deck	$4,907	$3.16	$4,122 – $5,692
Power only	$3,316	$2.14	$2,885 – $3,747
Hotshot	$2,503	$1.61	$2,077 – $2,928
26' box truck	$2,449	$1.58	$2,082 – $2,816
Sprinter van	$1,497	$0.96	$1,258 – $1,737

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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
Chicago, IL	732 mi	$2,382	$3.25	$2,049 – $2,716	2 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 Houston

48' flatbed lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$5,413	$3.23	$4,655 – $6,171	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$7,060	$4.34	$6,072 – $8,049	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$4,642	$4.20	$3,992 – $5,291	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$3,150	$2.63	$2,709 – $3,591	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$4,587	$2.89	$3,945 – $5,229	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,337	$5.97	$1,150 – $1,525	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$6,711	$4.38	$5,771 – $7,650	4 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,438	$5.47	$1,237 – $1,640	1 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Reading, PA to Houston, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Reading, PA to Houston, TX is estimated at $4,506 all-in in October 2026, or $2.90 a mile over about 1,552 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,876 and $5,137.

How far is Reading, PA from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,552 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 $1,516 of the $4,506 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,990 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Reading, PA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,896, which makes Reading, PA to Houston, TX 24% 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