Iowa City, IA · FLAT · Oct 2026

Flatbed rates in Iowa City, IA

Estimated cost to ship a 48' flatbed from and to Iowa City, Iowa, on its busiest lanes.

$4.85/mi outbound

+3.4% from last month

Inbound: $3.62/mi
vs national: +13.6%
1 year: +18.6%
Population: 76,710

Flatbed lanes from Iowa City

48' flatbed rates from Iowa City, IA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,081 mi	$5,421	$5.01	$4,662 – $6,180	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,830 mi	$6,245	$3.41	$5,370 – $7,119	4 d
Chicago, IL	234 mi	$1,524	$6.51	$1,311 – $1,738	1 d
Houston, TX	1,001 mi	$3,936	$3.93	$3,385 – $4,487	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,477 mi	$5,743	$3.89	$4,939 – $6,547	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,019 mi	$4,925	$4.83	$4,235 – $5,614	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,096 mi	$4,225	$3.86	$3,634 – $4,817	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,803 mi	$6,165	$3.42	$5,302 – $7,028	4 d
Dallas, TX	798 mi	$3,318	$4.16	$2,854 – $3,783	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,128 mi	$6,296	$5.58	$5,414 – $7,177	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	816 mi	$3,373	$4.13	$2,901 – $3,845	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,928 mi	$6,533	$3.39	$5,618 – $7,448	5 d
Austin, TX	1,012 mi	$3,970	$3.92	$3,414 – $4,525	3 d
Charlotte, NC	861 mi	$4,061	$4.72	$3,493 – $4,630	2 d

From Iowa City, a 48' flatbed costs between $3.39 a mile (San Jose, $6,533) and $6.51 a mile (Chicago, $1,524) across these lanes in October 2026. Shorter lanes cost more per mile because loading, unloading and waiting are spread over fewer miles.

Price a load from Iowa City

Flatbed lanes into Iowa City

48' flatbed rates into Iowa City, IA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,081 mi	$3,675	$3.40	$3,160 – $4,189	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,830 mi	$7,592	$4.15	$6,529 – $8,655	4 d
Chicago, IL	234 mi	$1,699	$7.26	$1,461 – $1,937	1 d
Houston, TX	1,001 mi	$3,258	$3.26	$2,802 – $3,715	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,477 mi	$3,637	$2.46	$3,128 – $4,146	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,019 mi	$3,116	$3.06	$2,680 – $3,552	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,096 mi	$3,498	$3.19	$3,008 – $3,987	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,803 mi	$7,496	$4.16	$6,446 – $8,545	4 d
Dallas, TX	798 mi	$2,747	$3.44	$2,362 – $3,131	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,128 mi	$2,886	$2.56	$2,482 – $3,290	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	816 mi	$2,792	$3.42	$2,401 – $3,183	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,928 mi	$7,943	$4.12	$6,831 – $9,055	5 d
Austin, TX	1,012 mi	$3,286	$3.25	$2,826 – $3,746	3 d
Charlotte, NC	861 mi	$2,758	$3.20	$2,372 – $3,145	2 d

Flatbed · outbound · Iowa market

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Iowa City is priced with the Iowa market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Iowa City's own distances.

Iowa City rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Iowa City by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.96	+5.3%	+13.8%	+24.9%	$3.11 – $3.96
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.73	−0.2%	+1.7%	+35.9%	$3.68 – $5.08
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.85	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.6%	$4.07 – $4.85
STEPStep deck	$5.29	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.44 – $5.29
PWRPower only	$3.46	+5.5%	+13.8%	+24.9%	$2.72 – $3.46
HOTHotshot	$2.61	+3.2%	+8.3%	+18.6%	$2.19 – $2.61
BOX26' box truck	$2.58	+3.2%	+7.5%	+17.8%	$2.19 – $2.58
SPRTSprinter van	$1.59	+3.9%	+7.4%	+17.8%	$1.35 – $1.59

Flatbed lanes from Iowa City

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Flatbed lanes into Iowa City

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