Austin, TX · FLAT · Oct 2026

Flatbed rates in Austin, TX

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

$4.13/mi outbound

+3.5% from last month

Inbound: $3.72/mi
vs national: −3.3%
1 year: +18.7%
Population: 993,588

Flatbed lanes from Austin

48' flatbed rates from Austin, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$6,980	$3.91	$6,003 – $7,958	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$4,376	$3.01	$3,764 – $4,989	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$3,554	$3.09	$3,057 – $4,052	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$3,643	$3.55	$3,133 – $4,152	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$6,356	$3.75	$5,467 – $7,246	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$982	$11.29	$845 – $1,120	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$4,138	$3.04	$3,559 – $4,718	3 d
Dallas, TX	215 mi	$1,314	$6.11	$1,130 – $1,498	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,132 mi	$5,374	$4.75	$4,622 – $6,127	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	204 mi	$1,286	$6.30	$1,106 – $1,466	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,721 mi	$5,043	$2.93	$4,337 – $5,749	4 d
Charlotte, NC	1,226 mi	$4,552	$3.71	$3,914 – $5,189	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,259 mi	$4,070	$3.23	$3,500 – $4,640	3 d

From Austin, a 48' flatbed costs between $2.93 a mile (San Jose, $5,043) and $11.29 a mile (San Antonio, $982) 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 Austin

Flatbed lanes into Austin

48' flatbed rates into Austin, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$5,716	$3.20	$4,916 – $6,516	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$6,428	$4.42	$5,528 – $7,327	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$4,784	$4.16	$4,115 – $5,454	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$2,787	$2.72	$2,397 – $3,177	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$4,858	$2.86	$4,178 – $5,539	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$982	$11.29	$845 – $1,120	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$6,078	$4.47	$5,227 – $6,929	3 d
Dallas, TX	215 mi	$1,314	$6.11	$1,130 – $1,498	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,132 mi	$2,976	$2.63	$2,560 – $3,393	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	204 mi	$1,286	$6.30	$1,106 – $1,466	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,721 mi	$7,406	$4.30	$6,369 – $8,443	4 d
Charlotte, NC	1,226 mi	$3,734	$3.05	$3,211 – $4,257	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,259 mi	$4,888	$3.88	$4,203 – $5,572	3 d

Flatbed · outbound · Texas market

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

Austin rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Austin by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.37	+5.3%	+13.9%	+24.8%	$2.65 – $3.37
REEF53' refrigerated	$4.02	−0.2%	+1.5%	+35.8%	$3.13 – $4.32
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.13	+3.5%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$3.46 – $4.13
STEPStep deck	$4.51	+3.4%	+8.7%	+18.7%	$3.78 – $4.51
PWRPower only	$2.95	+5.7%	+13.9%	+25.0%	$2.31 – $2.95
HOTHotshot	$2.22	+2.8%	+8.3%	+18.1%	$1.87 – $2.22
BOX26' box truck	$2.20	+3.3%	+7.8%	+17.6%	$1.87 – $2.20
SPRTSprinter van	$1.35	+3.1%	+7.1%	+17.4%	$1.15 – $1.35

Flatbed lanes from Austin

Price a load from Austin

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