Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

San Antonio, TX to Gladstone, MO flatbed rate

$2,814flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.36
Distance: 838 mi
Typical range: $2,420–$3,208
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

San Antonio to Gladstone price history

3 months: +8.8%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,995
Fuel: $819
All-in estimate: $2,814

Return trip

Gladstone → San Antonio$3,446

This direction runs 18% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in MO prices below it.

San Antonio to Gladstone by truck type

Estimated cost from San Antonio, TX to Gladstone, MO by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,307	$2.75	$2,053 – $2,561
53' refrigerated	$2,751	$3.28	$2,393 – $3,109
48' flatbed	$2,814	$3.36	$2,420 – $3,208
Step deck	$3,072	$3.67	$2,580 – $3,563
Power only	$2,023	$2.41	$1,760 – $2,286
Hotshot	$1,526	$1.82	$1,266 – $1,785
26' box truck	$1,501	$1.79	$1,276 – $1,726
Sprinter van	$923	$1.10	$775 – $1,071

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 Gladstone

48' flatbed lanes into Gladstone, MO
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,291 mi	$4,187	$3.24	$3,601 – $4,773	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,612 mi	$6,732	$4.18	$5,790 – $7,674	4 d
Chicago, IL	477 mi	$2,454	$5.14	$2,110 – $2,797	1 d
Houston, TX	771 mi	$2,647	$3.43	$2,277 – $3,018	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,236 mi	$3,105	$2.51	$2,670 – $3,539	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,219 mi	$3,549	$2.91	$3,052 – $4,046	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,573 mi	$6,594	$4.19	$5,671 – $7,517	4 d
Dallas, TX	543 mi	$2,080	$3.83	$1,788 – $2,371	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from San Antonio, TX to Gladstone, MO?

A 48' flatbed from San Antonio, TX to Gladstone, MO is estimated at $2,814 all-in in October 2026, or $3.36 a mile over about 838 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,420 and $3,208.

How far is San Antonio, TX from Gladstone, MO by truck?

About 838 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 $819 of the $2,814 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,995 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Gladstone, MO to San Antonio, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,446, which makes San Antonio, TX to Gladstone, MO 18% 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