Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

San Antonio, TX to Plainfield, IL flatbed rate

$3,685flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.07
Distance: 1,202 mi
Typical range: $3,169–$4,201
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

San Antonio to Plainfield price history

3 months: +8.8%
1 year: +19.0%
5 years: +25.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,511
Fuel: $1,174
All-in estimate: $3,685

Return trip

Plainfield → San Antonio$4,960

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 Plainfield by truck type

Estimated cost from San Antonio, TX to Plainfield, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,046	$2.53	$2,711 – $3,381
53' refrigerated	$3,630	$3.02	$3,158 – $4,102
48' flatbed	$3,685	$3.07	$3,169 – $4,201
Step deck	$4,016	$3.34	$3,374 – $4,659
Power only	$2,688	$2.24	$2,339 – $3,037
Hotshot	$2,029	$1.69	$1,684 – $2,373
26' box truck	$1,989	$1.65	$1,691 – $2,287
Sprinter van	$1,218	$1.01	$1,023 – $1,413

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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 Plainfield

48' flatbed lanes into Plainfield, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	881 mi	$3,073	$3.49	$2,643 – $3,503	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,027 mi	$8,121	$4.01	$6,984 – $9,258	5 d
Houston, TX	1,074 mi	$3,369	$3.14	$2,898 – $3,841	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,667 mi	$3,942	$2.36	$3,390 – $4,494	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	819 mi	$2,584	$3.16	$2,223 – $2,946	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,997 mi	$8,016	$4.01	$6,894 – $9,138	5 d
Dallas, TX	907 mi	$2,957	$3.26	$2,543 – $3,371	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,017 mi	$2,604	$2.56	$2,240 – $2,969	3 d

About this lane

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

A 48' flatbed from San Antonio, TX to Plainfield, IL is estimated at $3,685 all-in in October 2026, or $3.07 a mile over about 1,202 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,169 and $4,201.

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

About 1,202 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 $1,174 of the $3,685 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,511 is linehaul.

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

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,960, which makes San Antonio, TX to Plainfield, 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