Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

San Diego, CA to Mount Prospect, IL flatbed rate

$8,107flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $4.01
Distance: 2,023 mi
Typical range: $6,972–$9,242
Transit: 5 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

San Diego to Mount Prospect price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $6,131
Fuel: $1,976
All-in estimate: $8,107

Return trip

Mount Prospect → San Diego$7,430

This direction runs 9% above the return trip. Leaving CA prices above the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

San Diego to Mount Prospect by truck type

Estimated cost from San Diego, CA to Mount Prospect, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,761	$3.34	$6,017 – $7,505
53' refrigerated	$8,053	$3.98	$7,006 – $9,100
48' flatbed	$8,107	$4.01	$6,972 – $9,242
Step deck	$8,821	$4.36	$7,410 – $10,232
Power only	$6,009	$2.97	$5,228 – $6,790
Hotshot	$4,537	$2.24	$3,766 – $5,308
26' box truck	$4,432	$2.19	$3,767 – $5,097
Sprinter van	$2,704	$1.34	$2,272 – $3,137

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More lanes from San Diego

48' flatbed lanes from San Diego, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,864 mi	$15,060	$5.26	$12,951 – $17,168	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	131 mi	$1,505	$11.49	$1,294 – $1,716	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,034 mi	$8,145	$4.00	$7,005 – $9,286	5 d
Houston, TX	1,532 mi	$6,711	$4.38	$5,771 – $7,650	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	350 mi	$2,520	$7.20	$2,167 – $2,872	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,791 mi	$13,996	$5.01	$12,037 – $15,955	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,325 mi	$5,949	$4.49	$5,116 – $6,782	3 d
Dallas, TX	1,394 mi	$6,203	$4.45	$5,335 – $7,072	3 d

More lanes into Mount Prospect

48' flatbed lanes into Mount Prospect, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	863 mi	$3,026	$3.51	$2,602 – $3,449	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,051 mi	$8,205	$4.00	$7,056 – $9,354	5 d
Houston, TX	1,114 mi	$3,468	$3.11	$2,982 – $3,953	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,695 mi	$3,999	$2.36	$3,439 – $4,558	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	804 mi	$2,550	$3.17	$2,193 – $2,907	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,241 mi	$3,781	$3.05	$3,252 – $4,310	3 d
Dallas, TX	947 mi	$3,056	$3.23	$2,628 – $3,484	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,041 mi	$2,652	$2.55	$2,281 – $3,023	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from San Diego, CA to Mount Prospect, IL?

A 48' flatbed from San Diego, CA to Mount Prospect, IL is estimated at $8,107 all-in in October 2026, or $4.01 a mile over about 2,023 mi. Quotes typically land between $6,972 and $9,242.

How far is San Diego, CA from Mount Prospect, IL by truck?

About 2,023 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 5 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,976 of the $8,107 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $6,131 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Mount Prospect, IL to San Diego, CA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $7,430, which makes San Diego, CA to Mount Prospect, IL 9% 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