Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL trucking rate per mile
Live-fuel-adjusted spot-rate benchmark for dry van loads, with a break-even floor that updates with EIA diesel.
What to quote: Des Moines, IA → Chicago, IL
Directional estimate adjusted for trailer, lane length, deadhead risk, origin state, and today's diesel. Not real-time market data — use as a sanity check.
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- Base (dry van)$2.10
- Short-haul premium$0.15
- Fuel vs $3.50 baseline+$0.00
- Mid estimate$2.25/mi
How this estimate works
We don't resell DAT/Truckstop data. The number above is a directional benchmark built from the trailer base rate, lane length, deadhead risk on this corridor, origin-state cost pressure, and today's EIA national diesel average. Use it as a sanity check on a broker offer — not as a market quote.
For a real per-load decision (broker history + fuel cost + your CPM), run the load through the AI Load Advisor .