Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

San Antonio, TX to Mount Rainier, MD flatbed rate

$6,313flatbed

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $3.85
Distance: 1,641 mi
Typical range: $5,429–$7,197
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

San Antonio to Mount Rainier price history

3 months: +8.8%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $4,710
Fuel: $1,603
All-in estimate: $6,313

Return trip

Mount Rainier → San Antonio$5,123

This direction runs 23% above the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in MD prices above it.

San Antonio to Mount Rainier by truck type

Estimated cost from San Antonio, TX to Mount Rainier, MD by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$5,248	$3.20	$4,671 – $5,825
53' refrigerated	$6,252	$3.81	$5,439 – $7,065
48' flatbed	$6,313	$3.85	$5,429 – $7,197
Step deck	$6,873	$4.19	$5,773 – $7,973
Power only	$4,652	$2.84	$4,048 – $5,257
Hotshot	$3,512	$2.14	$2,915 – $4,109
26' box truck	$3,435	$2.09	$2,920 – $3,951
Sprinter van	$2,099	$1.28	$1,763 – $2,435

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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 Mount Rainier

48' flatbed lanes into Mount Rainier, MD
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	236 mi	$1,832	$7.76	$1,575 – $2,088	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,723 mi	$13,980	$5.13	$12,023 – $15,937	6 d
Chicago, IL	706 mi	$4,176	$5.92	$3,592 – $4,761	2 d
Houston, TX	1,443 mi	$5,666	$3.93	$4,873 – $6,459	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,336 mi	$7,002	$3.00	$6,022 – $7,983	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	144 mi	$1,343	$9.33	$1,155 – $1,531	1 d
San Diego, CA	2,678 mi	$13,771	$5.14	$11,843 – $15,699	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,397 mi	$5,516	$3.95	$4,744 – $6,288	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from San Antonio, TX to Mount Rainier, MD?

A 48' flatbed from San Antonio, TX to Mount Rainier, MD is estimated at $6,313 all-in in October 2026, or $3.85 a mile over about 1,641 mi. Quotes typically land between $5,429 and $7,197.

How far is San Antonio, TX from Mount Rainier, MD by truck?

About 1,641 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 $1,603 of the $6,313 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $4,710 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Mount Rainier, MD to San Antonio, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,123, which makes San Antonio, TX to Mount Rainier, MD 23% 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