Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

San Antonio, TX to Cicero, IL flatbed rate

$3,764flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.05
Distance: 1,234 mi
Typical range: $3,237–$4,291
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

San Antonio to Cicero price history

3 months: +8.5%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,559
Fuel: $1,205
All-in estimate: $3,764

Return trip

Cicero → San Antonio$5,067

This direction runs 26% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

San Antonio to Cicero by truck type

Estimated cost from San Antonio, TX to Cicero, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,113	$2.52	$2,770 – $3,455
53' refrigerated	$3,710	$3.01	$3,227 – $4,192
48' flatbed	$3,764	$3.05	$3,237 – $4,291
Step deck	$4,102	$3.32	$3,446 – $4,758
Power only	$2,748	$2.23	$2,391 – $3,105
Hotshot	$2,074	$1.68	$1,721 – $2,427
26' box truck	$2,033	$1.65	$1,728 – $2,338
Sprinter van	$1,245	$1.01	$1,046 – $1,444

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More lanes from San Antonio

48' flatbed lanes from San Antonio, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,868 mi	$7,259	$3.89	$6,243 – $8,276	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,425 mi	$4,301	$3.02	$3,699 – $4,903	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,236 mi	$3,769	$3.05	$3,241 – $4,296	3 d
Houston, TX	224 mi	$1,337	$5.97	$1,150 – $1,525	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,000 mi	$3,571	$3.57	$3,071 – $4,071	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,780 mi	$6,625	$3.72	$5,698 – $7,553	4 d
San Diego, CA	1,325 mi	$4,051	$3.06	$3,484 – $4,618	3 d
Dallas, TX	298 mi	$1,529	$5.13	$1,315 – $1,743	1 d

More lanes into Cicero

48' flatbed lanes into Cicero, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	852 mi	$2,997	$3.52	$2,577 – $3,416	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,059 mi	$8,233	$4.00	$7,080 – $9,386	5 d
Houston, TX	1,104 mi	$3,443	$3.12	$2,961 – $3,925	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,701 mi	$4,011	$2.36	$3,449 – $4,572	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	791 mi	$2,519	$3.19	$2,167 – $2,872	2 d
San Diego, CA	2,029 mi	$8,128	$4.01	$6,990 – $9,266	5 d
Dallas, TX	940 mi	$3,039	$3.23	$2,613 – $3,464	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,020 mi	$2,610	$2.56	$2,245 – $2,976	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from San Antonio, TX to Cicero, IL?

A 48' flatbed from San Antonio, TX to Cicero, IL is estimated at $3,764 all-in in October 2026, or $3.05 a mile over about 1,234 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,237 and $4,291.

How far is San Antonio, TX from Cicero, IL by truck?

About 1,234 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 $1,205 of the $3,764 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,559 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Cicero, IL to San Antonio, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,067, which makes San Antonio, TX to Cicero, IL 26% 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