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Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

San Antonio, TX to Fairfax, VA flatbed rate

$6,368flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile
$3.94
Distance
1,618 mi
Typical range
$5,477–$7,260
Transit
4 days

Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

San Antonio to Fairfax price history

$5,000$5,500$6,000$6,500202220242026
3 months
+8.8%
1 year
+18.7%
5 years
+25.1%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul
$4,787
Fuel
$1,581
All-in estimate
$6,368

Return trip

Fairfax → San Antonio$5,036

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

San Antonio to Fairfax by truck type

Estimated cost from San Antonio, TX to Fairfax, VA by truck type
Truck typeEstimatePer mile
53' dry van$5,293$3.27
53' refrigerated$6,306$3.90
48' flatbed$6,368$3.94
Step deck$6,934$4.29
Power only$4,691$2.90
Hotshot$3,541$2.19
26' box truck$3,464$2.14
Sprinter van$2,117$1.31

More lanes from San Antonio

48' flatbed lanes from San Antonio, TX
ToEstimatePer mile
New York, NY$7,259$3.89
Los Angeles, CA$4,301$3.02
Chicago, IL$3,769$3.05
Houston, TX$1,337$5.97
Phoenix, AZ$3,571$3.57
Philadelphia, PA$6,625$3.72
San Diego, CA$4,051$3.06
Dallas, TX$1,529$5.13

More lanes into Fairfax

48' flatbed lanes into Fairfax, VA
FromEstimatePer mile
New York, NY$1,944$7.57
Los Angeles, CA$14,173$5.25
Chicago, IL$4,191$6.08
Houston, TX$5,711$4.02
Phoenix, AZ$7,089$3.06
Philadelphia, PA$1,441$8.68
San Diego, CA$13,960$5.25
Dallas, TX$5,558$4.04

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from San Antonio, TX to Fairfax, VA?

A 48' flatbed from San Antonio, TX to Fairfax, VA is estimated at $6,368 all-in in October 2026, or $3.94 a mile over about 1,618 mi. Quotes typically land between $5,477 and $7,260.

How far is San Antonio, TX from Fairfax, VA by truck?

About 1,618 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 $1,581 of the $6,368 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $4,787 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Fairfax, VA to San Antonio, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,036, which makes San Antonio, TX to Fairfax, VA 26% 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