Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Wake Forest, NC to Houston, TX flatbed rate

$3,813flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.03
Distance: 1,258 mi
Typical range: $3,279–$4,347
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Wake Forest to Houston price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +24.7%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,584
Fuel: $1,229
All-in estimate: $3,813

Return trip

Houston → Wake Forest$4,647

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 Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Wake Forest, NC to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,155	$2.51	$2,808 – $3,502
53' refrigerated	$3,759	$2.99	$3,271 – $4,248
48' flatbed	$3,813	$3.03	$3,279 – $4,347
Step deck	$4,155	$3.30	$3,490 – $4,820
Power only	$2,786	$2.21	$2,424 – $3,148
Hotshot	$2,103	$1.67	$1,745 – $2,460
26' box truck	$2,061	$1.64	$1,752 – $2,370
Sprinter van	$1,262	$1.00	$1,060 – $1,464

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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
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
Dallas, TX	1,253 mi	$3,801	$3.03	$3,269 – $4,333	3 d

More lanes into Houston

48' flatbed lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$5,413	$3.23	$4,655 – $6,171	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$7,060	$4.34	$6,072 – $8,049	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$4,642	$4.20	$3,992 – $5,291	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$3,150	$2.63	$2,709 – $3,591	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$4,587	$2.89	$3,945 – $5,229	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,337	$5.97	$1,150 – $1,525	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$6,711	$4.38	$5,771 – $7,650	4 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,438	$5.47	$1,237 – $1,640	1 d

About this lane

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

A 48' flatbed from Wake Forest, NC to Houston, TX is estimated at $3,813 all-in in October 2026, or $3.03 a mile over about 1,258 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,279 and $4,347.

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

About 1,258 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 $1,229 of the $3,813 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,584 is linehaul.

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

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,647, which makes Wake Forest, NC to Houston, 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