Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Woonsocket, RI to Houston, TX flatbed rate

$5,100flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $2.75
Distance: 1,856 mi
Typical range: $4,386–$5,814
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Woonsocket to Houston price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,287
Fuel: $1,813
All-in estimate: $5,100

Return trip

Houston → Woonsocket$7,768

This direction runs 34% below the return trip. Leaving RI prices below the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Woonsocket to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Woonsocket, RI to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,248	$2.29	$3,780 – $4,715
53' refrigerated	$5,060	$2.73	$4,402 – $5,718
48' flatbed	$5,100	$2.75	$4,386 – $5,814
Step deck	$5,550	$2.99	$4,662 – $6,438
Power only	$3,772	$2.03	$3,281 – $4,262
Hotshot	$2,847	$1.53	$2,363 – $3,331
26' box truck	$2,783	$1.50	$2,366 – $3,200
Sprinter van	$1,699	$0.92	$1,427 – $1,971

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More lanes from Woonsocket

48' flatbed lanes from Woonsocket, RI
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	185 mi	$1,469	$7.94	$1,264 – $1,675	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	3,044 mi	$7,657	$2.52	$6,585 – $8,728	7 d
Chicago, IL	981 mi	$2,877	$2.93	$2,474 – $3,280	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,677 mi	$7,518	$2.81	$6,465 – $8,570	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	276 mi	$1,664	$6.03	$1,431 – $1,897	1 d
San Antonio, TX	2,047 mi	$5,553	$2.71	$4,776 – $6,331	5 d
San Diego, CA	3,011 mi	$7,581	$2.52	$6,519 – $8,642	7 d
Dallas, TX	1,792 mi	$4,948	$2.76	$4,255 – $5,640	4 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 Woonsocket, RI to Houston, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Woonsocket, RI to Houston, TX is estimated at $5,100 all-in in October 2026, or $2.75 a mile over about 1,856 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,386 and $5,814.

How far is Woonsocket, RI from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,856 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,813 of the $5,100 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,287 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Woonsocket, RI?

The reverse direction is estimated at $7,768, which makes Woonsocket, RI to Houston, TX 34% 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