Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

San Jose, CA to Mount Prospect, IL flatbed rate

$8,538flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.98
Distance: 2,146 mi
Typical range: $7,342–$9,733
Transit: 5 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

San Jose to Mount Prospect price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +25.2%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $6,442
Fuel: $2,096
All-in estimate: $8,538

Return trip

Mount Prospect → San Jose$7,825

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

San Jose to Mount Prospect by truck type

Estimated cost from San Jose, CA to Mount Prospect, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$7,126	$3.32	$6,342 – $7,910
53' refrigerated	$8,488	$3.96	$7,384 – $9,591
48' flatbed	$8,538	$3.98	$7,342 – $9,733
Step deck	$9,288	$4.33	$7,802 – $10,774
Power only	$6,338	$2.95	$5,514 – $7,162
Hotshot	$4,785	$2.23	$3,972 – $5,599
26' box truck	$4,673	$2.18	$3,972 – $5,374
Sprinter van	$2,850	$1.33	$2,394 – $3,306

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More lanes from San Jose

48' flatbed lanes from San Jose, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,009 mi	$15,752	$5.23	$13,546 – $17,957	7 d
Los Angeles, CA	350 mi	$2,284	$6.53	$1,964 – $2,604	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,162 mi	$8,594	$3.97	$7,391 – $9,797	5 d
Houston, TX	1,890 mi	$8,028	$4.25	$6,904 – $9,152	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	713 mi	$3,944	$5.53	$3,392 – $4,496	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,946 mi	$14,700	$4.99	$12,642 – $16,758	7 d
San Antonio, TX	1,704 mi	$7,344	$4.31	$6,315 – $8,372	4 d
San Diego, CA	480 mi	$2,746	$5.72	$2,362 – $3,131	1 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
San Diego, CA	2,023 mi	$8,107	$4.01	$6,972 – $9,242	5 d
Dallas, TX	947 mi	$3,056	$3.23	$2,628 – $3,484	2 d

About this lane

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

A 48' flatbed from San Jose, CA to Mount Prospect, IL is estimated at $8,538 all-in in October 2026, or $3.98 a mile over about 2,146 mi. Quotes typically land between $7,342 and $9,733.

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

About 2,146 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 $2,096 of the $8,538 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $6,442 is linehaul.

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

The reverse direction is estimated at $7,825, which makes San Jose, 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