Chicago, IL · STEP · Oct 2026

Step deck rates in Chicago, IL

Estimated cost to ship a Step deck from and to Chicago, Illinois, on its busiest lanes.

$5.77/mi outbound

+3.2% from last month

Inbound: $3.87/mi
vs national: +23.8%
1 year: +18.5%
Population: 2,721,308

Step deck lanes from Chicago

Step deck rates from Chicago, IL
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$5,354	$6.32	$4,497 – $6,211	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$8,224	$3.99	$6,908 – $9,540	5 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$5,061	$4.58	$4,251 – $5,870	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$7,698	$4.51	$6,466 – $8,929	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$4,827	$6.13	$4,055 – $5,599	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$5,529	$4.47	$4,644 – $6,413	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$8,123	$3.99	$6,823 – $9,423	5 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$4,470	$4.75	$3,755 – $5,185	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,017 mi	$6,904	$6.79	$5,799 – $8,008	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	967 mi	$4,560	$4.72	$3,830 – $5,290	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,162 mi	$8,569	$3.96	$7,198 – $9,940	5 d
Austin, TX	1,149 mi	$5,215	$4.54	$4,381 – $6,050	3 d
Charlotte, NC	695 mi	$4,143	$5.96	$3,480 – $4,806	2 d
Columbus, OH	327 mi	$2,284	$6.98	$1,918 – $2,649	1 d

From Chicago, a Step deck costs between $3.96 a mile (San Jose, $8,569) and $6.98 a mile (Columbus, $2,284) 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 Chicago

Step deck lanes into Chicago

Step deck rates into Chicago, IL
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	847 mi	$3,257	$3.85	$2,736 – $3,778	2 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,063 mi	$8,973	$4.35	$7,537 – $10,408	5 d
Houston, TX	1,106 mi	$3,759	$3.40	$3,158 – $4,361	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,705 mi	$4,375	$2.57	$3,675 – $5,075	4 d
Philadelphia, PA	787 mi	$2,741	$3.48	$2,302 – $3,179	2 d
San Antonio, TX	1,236 mi	$4,107	$3.32	$3,450 – $4,764	3 d
San Diego, CA	2,034 mi	$8,863	$4.36	$7,445 – $10,281	5 d
Dallas, TX	942 mi	$3,321	$3.53	$2,789 – $3,852	3 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,017 mi	$2,840	$2.79	$2,386 – $3,295	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	967 mi	$3,388	$3.50	$2,846 – $3,930	3 d
San Jose, CA	2,162 mi	$9,349	$4.32	$7,853 – $10,845	5 d
Austin, TX	1,149 mi	$3,874	$3.37	$3,254 – $4,494	3 d
Charlotte, NC	695 mi	$2,525	$3.63	$2,121 – $2,929	2 d
Columbus, OH	327 mi	$2,037	$6.23	$1,711 – $2,363	1 d

Step deck · outbound · Illinois market

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

Chicago rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Chicago by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$4.32	+5.4%	+14.0%	+24.9%	$3.39 – $4.32
REEF53' refrigerated	$5.15	−0.4%	+1.6%	+35.9%	$4.01 – $5.54
FLAT48' flatbed	$5.29	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$4.44 – $5.29
STEPStep deck	$5.77	+3.2%	+8.5%	+18.5%	$4.84 – $5.77
PWRPower only	$3.78	+5.6%	+13.9%	+25.2%	$2.96 – $3.78
HOTHotshot	$2.85	+3.3%	+8.4%	+18.8%	$2.39 – $2.85
BOX26' box truck	$2.81	+2.9%	+7.7%	+17.6%	$2.39 – $2.81
SPRTSprinter van	$1.73	+3.6%	+7.5%	+17.7%	$1.47 – $1.73

Step deck lanes from Chicago

Price a load from Chicago

Step deck lanes into Chicago

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