Highland to St. Louis
St. Louis is the full run around Chicago’s south side, roughly 300 miles start to finish on I-80 then I-55, always a full day behind the wheel. Households make this trip for a job in St. Louis’s logistics or health-care market, a transfer near the airport, or family pulling them west across the Mississippi.
- Distance300 mi west
- RouteI-80 / I-55
- Drive timeroughly 5 hours
- LicenseIndiana-registered and insured
One truck, a single written price, Highland to St. Louis
Whoever packs your Highland home is on the truck all the way to your new St. Louis door, our own trucks, our own people, nothing staged at a depot along the way. Denise puts the number on paper before the truck leaves the Ridge Road yard, so a haul this long still comes down to one figure you can plan around.
Planning a full-day run around Chicago
The I-80 leg swings south of Chicago before I-55 carries the truck down toward St. Louis, and November through March we’re also watching for a lake-effect band lingering near the Illinois-Indiana line. We square away any building paperwork on the St. Louis end ahead of time and wrap the whole household for the full 300 miles.
| Move size | Rate on this lane |
|---|---|
| 1-bedroom | $1,020 – $1,420 |
| 2-bedroom home or condo | $2,100 – $3,050 |
| 3-bedroom house | $3,300 – $4,750 |
| 4+ bedroom or full home | $4,950 – $7,000 |
The whole run around Chicago still adds up to one figure, written before the truck leaves the Ridge Road yard. — Jeff Nowicki, owner