Illinois to Alabama car hauling rates
135 car hauling loads from Illinois to Alabama reached the Loadez load board in the last 30 days. Their median rate: $1.09 a loaded mile, about $750 per car.
Updated 4 November 2026, 00:20 UTC·Loads on the Loadez load board, 5 October – 4 November 2026
Median per mile
$1.09
Middle half: $0.92 to $1.34 a loaded mile
Per car
$750
Price of the load ÷ cars on it, median
Loads
135
in 30 days · 56 in the last 7
Median load
$800
1 cars · 728 miles (each its own median)
What loads from Illinois to Alabama paid this month
Half of the 135 priced loads from Illinois to Alabama paid between $0.92 and $1.34 a loaded mile, and the median was $1.09. The rate per mile is for the whole load, 1 cars on a typical one, not per car.
A typical run on this lane is 728 miles. Across the country, loads of 500 to 1,000 miles paid a median $0.99 a mile in the same 30 days, so loads from Illinois to Alabama paid 10% more than the market for that distance.
Every load out of Illinois, to anywhere, paid a median $1.09 a mile.
Week by week
Over the last 7 days loads from Illinois to Alabama paid a median $1.23 a mile, against $1.05 in the 7 days before: the rate rose 17%.
Bar height: loads that reached the board that week. Above each bar: the week's median rate per loaded mile ("—" under five priced loads).
Coming back from Alabama
The way back is thinner: 100 loads went from Alabama to Illinois (Alabama to Illinois rates), about 7 for every 10 going out. Most trucks will find their next load on another lane out of Alabama.
The busiest lanes out of Alabama this month:
| From Alabama to | Loads | Per mile | Per car | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 964 | $1.25 | $300 | 246 |
| Florida | 660 | $1.03 | $500 | 548 |
| Texas | 597 | $1.10 | $700 | 682 |
| California | 279 | $0.75 | $1,450 | 2,066 |
| Tennessee | 272 | $1.68 | $300 | 213 |
Where the loads start and end
Pickup cities
- Chicago, IL · 12 loads
- Naperville, IL · 12 loads
- Elgin, IL · 10 loads
- Crystal Lake, IL · 7 loads
- Rockford, IL · 7 loads
Delivery cities
- Mobile, AL · 22 loads
- Birmingham, AL · 14 loads
- Huntsville, AL · 10 loads
- Hampton Cove, AL · 8 loads
- Montgomery, AL · 7 loads
10% of these loads asked for an enclosed trailer; 1% had at least one car that does not run.
From the posted rate to what the truck keeps
A rate per loaded mile leaves out the empty miles to the pickup, fuel at today's price, the driver's pay and the cost of the payment terms. The Loadez load board works all of that out on every load, for your own truck, before you call the broker. Check one load with the calculator, or read how to price a load.
Common questions
How much does it pay to haul cars from Illinois to Alabama?
In the 30 days to 4 November 2026, car hauling loads from Illinois to Alabama on the Loadez load board paid a median $1.09 per loaded mile, $0.92 to $1.34 for the middle half, or about $750 per car. The median load paid $800.
How many car hauling loads go from Illinois to Alabama?
135 reached the Loadez load board in the last 30 days, 56 of them in the last 7 days.
Are there car hauling loads back from Alabama to Illinois?
100 loads went from Alabama to Illinois in the same 30 days, against 135 from Illinois to Alabama.
See every Illinois → Alabama load as it reaches the board.
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