Houston, TX · FLAT · Oct 2026

Flatbed rates in Houston, TX

Estimated cost to ship a 48' flatbed from and to Houston, 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: 2,390,125

Flatbed lanes from Houston

48' flatbed rates from Houston, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$6,611	$3.95	$5,685 – $7,536	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$4,807	$2.95	$4,134 – $5,480	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$3,448	$3.12	$2,965 – $3,931	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$4,118	$3.44	$3,541 – $4,694	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$6,002	$3.79	$5,161 – $6,842	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,337	$5.97	$1,150 – $1,525	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$4,569	$2.98	$3,930 – $5,209	4 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,438	$5.47	$1,237 – $1,640	1 d
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$4,759	$4.91	$4,093 – $5,425	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$1,482	$5.29	$1,275 – $1,690	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$5,466	$2.89	$4,701 – $6,231	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$4,153	$3.80	$3,571 – $4,734	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$3,842	$3.28	$3,304 – $4,379	3 d

From Houston, a 48' flatbed costs between $2.89 a mile (San Jose, $5,466) and $6.99 a mile (Austin, $1,203) 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 Houston

Flatbed lanes into Houston

48' flatbed rates 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
Jacksonville, FL	969 mi	$2,636	$2.72	$2,267 – $3,005	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	280 mi	$1,482	$5.29	$1,275 – $1,690	1 d
San Jose, CA	1,890 mi	$8,028	$4.25	$6,904 – $9,152	4 d
Austin, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Charlotte, NC	1,093 mi	$3,407	$3.12	$2,930 – $3,884	3 d
Columbus, OH	1,172 mi	$4,614	$3.94	$3,968 – $5,259	3 d

Flatbed · outbound · Texas market

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

Houston rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Houston 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 Houston

Price a load from Houston

Flatbed lanes into Houston

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