Friendswood, TX · FLAT · Oct 2026

Flatbed rates in Friendswood, TX

Estimated cost to ship a 48' flatbed from and to Friendswood, 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: 41,291

Flatbed lanes from Friendswood

48' flatbed rates from Friendswood, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,678 mi	$6,621	$3.95	$5,694 – $7,548	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,647 mi	$4,857	$2.95	$4,177 – $5,537	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,121 mi	$3,485	$3.11	$2,997 – $3,973	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,218 mi	$4,173	$3.43	$3,589 – $4,757	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,588 mi	$6,011	$3.79	$5,170 – $6,853	4 d
San Antonio, TX	236 mi	$1,368	$5.80	$1,177 – $1,560	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,551 mi	$4,617	$2.98	$3,970 – $5,263	4 d
Dallas, TX	289 mi	$1,506	$5.21	$1,295 – $1,717	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	959 mi	$4,721	$4.92	$4,060 – $5,382	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	306 mi	$1,550	$5.06	$1,333 – $1,767	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,912 mi	$5,521	$2.89	$4,748 – $6,294	4 d
Austin, TX	192 mi	$1,254	$6.53	$1,079 – $1,430	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,092 mi	$4,150	$3.80	$3,569 – $4,731	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,181 mi	$3,865	$3.27	$3,324 – $4,406	3 d

From Friendswood, a 48' flatbed costs between $2.89 a mile (San Jose, $5,521) and $6.53 a mile (Austin, $1,254) 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 Friendswood

Flatbed lanes into Friendswood

48' flatbed rates into Friendswood, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,678 mi	$5,421	$3.23	$4,662 – $6,180	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,647 mi	$7,134	$4.33	$6,135 – $8,133	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,121 mi	$4,691	$4.19	$4,035 – $5,348	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,218 mi	$3,193	$2.62	$2,746 – $3,640	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,588 mi	$4,594	$2.89	$3,951 – $5,238	4 d
San Antonio, TX	236 mi	$1,368	$5.80	$1,177 – $1,560	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,551 mi	$6,781	$4.37	$5,831 – $7,730	4 d
Dallas, TX	289 mi	$1,506	$5.21	$1,295 – $1,717	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	959 mi	$2,615	$2.73	$2,249 – $2,981	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	306 mi	$1,550	$5.06	$1,333 – $1,767	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,912 mi	$8,109	$4.24	$6,974 – $9,244	4 d
Austin, TX	192 mi	$1,254	$6.53	$1,079 – $1,430	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,092 mi	$3,405	$3.12	$2,928 – $3,881	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,181 mi	$4,642	$3.93	$3,992 – $5,292	3 d

Flatbed · outbound · Texas market

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

Friendswood rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Friendswood 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 Friendswood

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Flatbed lanes into Friendswood

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Friendswood rates by truck type

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