Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Wake Forest, NC to Fort Worth, TX flatbed rate

$3,897flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.02
Distance: 1,292 mi
Typical range: $3,351–$4,442
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Wake Forest to Fort Worth price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.9%
5 years: +25.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,635
Fuel: $1,262
All-in estimate: $3,897

Return trip

Fort Worth → Wake Forest$4,749

This direction runs 18% below the return trip. Leaving NC prices below the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Wake Forest to Fort Worth by truck type

Estimated cost from Wake Forest, NC to Fort Worth, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,225	$2.50	$2,871 – $3,580
53' refrigerated	$3,844	$2.97	$3,344 – $4,343
48' flatbed	$3,897	$3.02	$3,351 – $4,442
Step deck	$4,246	$3.29	$3,566 – $4,925
Power only	$2,850	$2.21	$2,479 – $3,220
Hotshot	$2,151	$1.66	$1,785 – $2,516
26' box truck	$2,108	$1.63	$1,791 – $2,424
Sprinter van	$1,290	$1.00	$1,084 – $1,497

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More lanes from Wake Forest

48' flatbed lanes from Wake Forest, NC
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	482 mi	$2,470	$5.12	$2,124 – $2,816	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,651 mi	$6,999	$2.64	$6,019 – $7,978	6 d
Chicago, IL	753 mi	$2,447	$3.25	$2,104 – $2,790	2 d
Houston, TX	1,258 mi	$3,813	$3.03	$3,279 – $4,347	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,246 mi	$6,658	$2.96	$5,726 – $7,591	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	395 mi	$2,086	$5.28	$1,794 – $2,378	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,468 mi	$4,329	$2.95	$3,723 – $4,936	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,594 mi	$6,863	$2.65	$5,902 – $7,824	6 d

More lanes into Fort Worth

48' flatbed lanes into Fort Worth, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,653 mi	$5,353	$3.24	$4,603 – $6,102	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,435 mi	$6,354	$4.43	$5,464 – $7,244	3 d
Chicago, IL	967 mi	$4,180	$4.32	$3,595 – $4,765	3 d
Houston, TX	280 mi	$1,482	$5.29	$1,275 – $1,690	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,007 mi	$2,747	$2.73	$2,362 – $3,131	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,567 mi	$4,543	$2.90	$3,907 – $5,179	4 d
San Antonio, TX	283 mi	$1,490	$5.27	$1,282 – $1,699	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,354 mi	$6,056	$4.47	$5,208 – $6,904	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Wake Forest, NC to Fort Worth, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Wake Forest, NC to Fort Worth, TX is estimated at $3,897 all-in in October 2026, or $3.02 a mile over about 1,292 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,351 and $4,442.

How far is Wake Forest, NC from Fort Worth, TX by truck?

About 1,292 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 $1,262 of the $3,897 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,635 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Fort Worth, TX to Wake Forest, NC?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,749, which makes Wake Forest, NC to Fort Worth, TX 18% 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