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Lane · PWR · Oct 2026

Sumter, SC to Chicago, IL power only rate

$1,817power only

+5.6% from last month

Per mile
$2.28
Distance
796 mi
Typical range
$1,581–$2,053
Transit
2 days

Power only · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Sumter to Chicago price history

$1,200$1,400$1,600$1,800202220242026
3 months
+14.0%
1 year
+24.6%
5 years
+32.6%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul
$1,085
Fuel
$732
All-in estimate
$1,817

Return trip

Chicago → Sumter$3,051

This direction runs 40% below the return trip. Leaving SC prices below the national average and arriving in IL prices below it.

Sumter to Chicago by truck type

Estimated cost from Sumter, SC to Chicago, IL by truck type
Truck typeEstimatePer mile
53' dry van$2,075$2.61
53' refrigerated$2,474$3.11
48' flatbed$2,534$3.18
Step deck$2,766$3.48
Power only$1,817$2.28
Hotshot$1,370$1.72
26' box truck$1,349$1.69
Sprinter van$830$1.04

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Sumter, SC

Chicago, IL

Blank means a full truckload of general freight.

Equipment: 53' dry van.

More lanes from Sumter

Power only lanes from Sumter, SC
ToEstimatePer mile
New York, NY$2,217$3.22
Los Angeles, CA$5,018$1.96
Houston, TX$2,459$2.25
Phoenix, AZ$4,710$2.20
Philadelphia, PA$1,909$3.17
San Antonio, TX$2,862$2.19
San Diego, CA$4,901$1.97
Dallas, TX$2,508$2.25

More lanes into Chicago

Power only lanes into Chicago, IL
FromEstimatePer mile
New York, NY$2,146$2.53
Los Angeles, CA$6,116$2.96
Houston, TX$2,507$2.27
Phoenix, AZ$2,965$1.74
Philadelphia, PA$1,799$2.29
San Antonio, TX$2,752$2.23
San Diego, CA$6,039$2.97
Dallas, TX$2,199$2.33

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Sumter, SC to Chicago, IL?

A Power only from Sumter, SC to Chicago, IL is estimated at $1,817 all-in in October 2026, or $2.28 a mile over about 796 mi. Quotes typically land between $1,581 and $2,053.

How far is Sumter, SC from Chicago, IL by truck?

About 796 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 $732 of the $1,817 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,085 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Chicago, IL to Sumter, SC?

The reverse direction is estimated at $3,051, which makes Sumter, SC to Chicago, IL 40% 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