Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Boston, MA to Long Beach, CA flatbed rate

$7,696flatbed

+3.3% from last month

Per mile: $2.51
Distance: 3,065 mi
Typical range: $6,619–$8,773
Transit: 7 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Boston to Long Beach price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $4,702
Fuel: $2,994
All-in estimate: $7,696

Return trip

Long Beach → Boston$16,514

This direction runs 53% below the return trip. Leaving MA prices below the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Boston to Long Beach by truck type

Estimated cost from Boston, MA to Long Beach, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,451	$2.10	$5,741 – $7,160
53' refrigerated	$7,681	$2.51	$6,683 – $8,680
48' flatbed	$7,696	$2.51	$6,619 – $8,773
Step deck	$8,366	$2.73	$7,027 – $9,704
Power only	$5,756	$1.88	$5,008 – $6,504
Hotshot	$4,347	$1.42	$3,608 – $5,086
26' box truck	$4,238	$1.38	$3,602 – $4,873
Sprinter van	$2,580	$0.84	$2,167 – $2,993

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More lanes from Boston

48' flatbed lanes from Boston, MA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	225 mi	$1,591	$7.07	$1,368 – $1,813	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	3,071 mi	$7,710	$2.51	$6,630 – $8,789	7 d
Chicago, IL	1,008 mi	$2,935	$2.91	$2,524 – $3,345	3 d
Houston, TX	1,894 mi	$5,184	$2.74	$4,458 – $5,910	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,707 mi	$7,585	$2.80	$6,523 – $8,647	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	316 mi	$1,780	$5.63	$1,530 – $2,029	1 d
San Antonio, TX	2,084 mi	$5,635	$2.70	$4,846 – $6,423	5 d
San Diego, CA	3,040 mi	$7,639	$2.51	$6,569 – $8,708	7 d

More lanes into Long Beach

48' flatbed lanes into Long Beach, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,895 mi	$8,479	$2.93	$7,292 – $9,666	7 d
Chicago, IL	2,058 mi	$7,543	$3.67	$6,487 – $8,599	5 d
Houston, TX	1,608 mi	$4,760	$2.96	$4,093 – $5,426	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	413 mi	$1,441	$3.49	$1,239 – $1,643	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,824 mi	$7,361	$2.61	$6,331 – $8,392	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,406 mi	$4,254	$3.03	$3,658 – $4,849	3 d
San Diego, CA	106 mi	$1,416	$13.36	$1,218 – $1,614	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,458 mi	$4,384	$3.01	$3,770 – $4,998	4 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Boston, MA to Long Beach, CA?

A 48' flatbed from Boston, MA to Long Beach, CA is estimated at $7,696 all-in in October 2026, or $2.51 a mile over about 3,065 mi. Quotes typically land between $6,619 and $8,773.

How far is Boston, MA from Long Beach, CA by truck?

About 3,065 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 7 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $2,994 of the $7,696 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $4,702 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Long Beach, CA to Boston, MA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $16,514, which makes Boston, MA to Long Beach, CA 53% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

Lane history applies the current origin and destination adjustments to the national series back to December 2003. Methodology