Lane · SPRT · Oct 2026

Sugar Land, TX to Chicago, IL sprinter rate

$1,156sprinter

+4.0% from last month

Per mile: $1.03
Distance: 1,127 mi
Typical range: $971–$1,341
Transit: 2 days

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Sprinter · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Sugar Land to Chicago price history

3 months: +8.4%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +25.6%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $716
Fuel: $440
All-in estimate: $1,156

Return trip

Chicago → Sugar Land$1,556

This direction runs 26% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Sugar Land to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Sugar Land, TX to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,889	$2.56	$2,571 – $3,207
53' refrigerated	$3,443	$3.06	$2,996 – $3,891
48' flatbed	$3,500	$3.11	$3,010 – $3,990
Step deck	$3,816	$3.39	$3,205 – $4,426
Power only	$2,547	$2.26	$2,216 – $2,878
Hotshot	$1,922	$1.71	$1,595 – $2,249
26' box truck	$1,885	$1.67	$1,603 – $2,168
Sprinter van	$1,156	$1.03	$971 – $1,341

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More lanes from Sugar Land

Sprinter van lanes from Sugar Land, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,698 mi	$2,225	$1.31	$1,869 – $2,581	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,615 mi	$1,588	$0.98	$1,334 – $1,842	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,187 mi	$1,351	$1.14	$1,135 – $1,567	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,608 mi	$2,019	$1.26	$1,696 – $2,343	3 d
San Antonio, TX	205 mi	$404	$1.97	$340 – $469	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,520 mi	$1,507	$0.99	$1,266 – $1,749	3 d
Dallas, TX	273 mi	$464	$1.70	$390 – $538	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	988 mi	$1,591	$1.61	$1,336 – $1,845	2 d

More lanes into Chicago

Sprinter van lanes into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$979	$1.16	$822 – $1,135	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$2,752	$1.33	$2,312 – $3,192	4 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$1,138	$1.03	$956 – $1,320	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$1,337	$0.78	$1,123 – $1,551	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$822	$1.04	$690 – $953	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$1,247	$1.01	$1,047 – $1,446	2 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$2,717	$1.34	$2,283 – $3,152	4 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$1,001	$1.06	$841 – $1,161	2 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Sugar Land, TX to Chicago, IL?

A Sprinter van from Sugar Land, TX to Chicago, IL is estimated at $1,156 all-in in October 2026, or $1.03 a mile over about 1,127 mi. Quotes typically land between $971 and $1,341.

How far is Sugar Land, TX from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 1,127 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 $440 of the $1,156 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $716 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Sugar Land, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $1,556, which makes Sugar Land, TX to Chicago, 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