Kansas City, KS · FLAT · Oct 2026

Flatbed rates in Kansas City, KS

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

$5.05/mi outbound

+3.5% from last month

Inbound: $3.73/mi
vs national: +18.3%
1 year: +18.5%
Population: 156,752

Flatbed lanes from Kansas City

48' flatbed rates from Kansas City, KS
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,304 mi	$6,557	$5.03	$5,639 – $7,475	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,600 mi	$5,793	$3.62	$4,982 – $6,604	4 d
Chicago, IL	490 mi	$2,358	$4.81	$2,028 – $2,688	2 d
Houston, TX	762 mi	$3,339	$4.38	$2,871 – $3,806	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,223 mi	$5,118	$4.18	$4,401 – $5,834	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,232 mi	$5,956	$4.83	$5,123 – $6,790	3 d
San Antonio, TX	828 mi	$3,548	$4.28	$3,051 – $4,044	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,560 mi	$5,671	$3.64	$4,877 – $6,465	4 d
Dallas, TX	533 mi	$2,613	$4.90	$2,247 – $2,979	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,130 mi	$6,560	$5.81	$5,641 – $7,478	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	545 mi	$2,651	$4.86	$2,280 – $3,023	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,734 mi	$6,204	$3.58	$5,335 – $7,072	4 d
Austin, TX	747 mi	$3,291	$4.41	$2,830 – $3,752	2 d
Charlotte, NC	957 mi	$4,578	$4.78	$3,937 – $5,219	2 d

From Kansas City, a 48' flatbed costs between $3.58 a mile (San Jose, $6,204) and $5.81 a mile (Jacksonville, $6,560) 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 Kansas City

Flatbed lanes into Kansas City

48' flatbed rates into Kansas City, KS
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,304 mi	$4,402	$3.38	$3,786 – $5,019	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,600 mi	$6,977	$4.36	$6,000 – $7,954	4 d
Chicago, IL	490 mi	$2,603	$5.31	$2,238 – $2,967	2 d
Houston, TX	762 mi	$2,738	$3.59	$2,354 – $3,121	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,223 mi	$3,210	$2.63	$2,761 – $3,660	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,232 mi	$3,733	$3.03	$3,210 – $4,256	3 d
San Antonio, TX	828 mi	$2,909	$3.51	$2,502 – $3,316	2 d
San Diego, CA	1,560 mi	$6,829	$4.38	$5,873 – $7,786	4 d
Dallas, TX	533 mi	$2,143	$4.02	$1,843 – $2,443	2 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,130 mi	$2,979	$2.64	$2,562 – $3,396	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	545 mi	$2,174	$3.99	$1,870 – $2,478	2 d
San Jose, CA	1,734 mi	$7,471	$4.31	$6,425 – $8,517	4 d
Austin, TX	747 mi	$2,699	$3.61	$2,321 – $3,076	2 d
Charlotte, NC	957 mi	$3,080	$3.22	$2,648 – $3,511	2 d

Flatbed · outbound · Kansas market

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

Kansas City rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Kansas City by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.13	+5.6%	+14.1%	+25.2%	$3.24 – $4.13
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.92	−0.2%	+1.9%	+35.9%	$3.83 – $5.28
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.05	+3.5%	+8.6%	+18.5%	$4.23 – $5.05
STEPStep deck	$5.51	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.5%	$4.62 – $5.51
PWRPower only	$3.61	+5.6%	+13.9%	+25.3%	$2.82 – $3.61
HOTHotshot	$2.72	+3.0%	+8.4%	+18.8%	$2.28 – $2.72
BOX26' box truck	$2.68	+3.1%	+7.6%	+17.5%	$2.28 – $2.68
SPRTSprinter van	$1.65	+3.1%	+7.1%	+17.0%	$1.41 – $1.65

Flatbed lanes from Kansas City

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