Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Cliffside Park, NJ to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$5,630flatbed

+3.3% from last month

Per mile: $3.15
Distance: 1,786 mi
Typical range: $4,841–$6,418
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Cliffside Park to Austin price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $3,885
Fuel: $1,745
All-in estimate: $5,630

Return trip

Austin → Cliffside Park$6,533

This direction runs 14% below the return trip. Leaving NJ prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Cliffside Park to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Cliffside Park, NJ to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,686	$2.62	$4,171 – $5,202
53' refrigerated	$5,583	$3.13	$4,857 – $6,308
48' flatbed	$5,630	$3.15	$4,841 – $6,418
Step deck	$6,127	$3.43	$5,147 – $7,108
Power only	$4,159	$2.33	$3,618 – $4,700
Hotshot	$3,140	$1.76	$2,606 – $3,674
26' box truck	$3,070	$1.72	$2,609 – $3,530
Sprinter van	$1,875	$1.05	$1,575 – $2,174

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More lanes from Cliffside Park

48' flatbed lanes from Cliffside Park, NJ
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
Los Angeles, CA	2,898 mi	$8,354	$2.88	$7,185 – $9,524	7 d
Chicago, IL	842 mi	$2,924	$3.47	$2,515 – $3,334	2 d
Houston, TX	1,677 mi	$5,334	$3.18	$4,587 – $6,081	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,523 mi	$8,133	$3.22	$6,995 – $9,272	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	97 mi	$1,301	$13.41	$1,119 – $1,483	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,870 mi	$5,857	$3.13	$5,037 – $6,677	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,861 mi	$8,258	$2.89	$7,101 – $9,414	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,618 mi	$5,174	$3.20	$4,450 – $5,899	4 d

More lanes into Austin

48' flatbed lanes into Austin, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$5,716	$3.20	$4,916 – $6,516	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$6,428	$4.42	$5,528 – $7,327	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$4,784	$4.16	$4,115 – $5,454	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$2,787	$2.72	$2,397 – $3,177	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$4,858	$2.86	$4,178 – $5,539	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$982	$11.29	$845 – $1,120	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$6,078	$4.47	$5,227 – $6,929	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Cliffside Park, NJ to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Cliffside Park, NJ to Austin, TX is estimated at $5,630 all-in in October 2026, or $3.15 a mile over about 1,786 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,841 and $6,418.

How far is Cliffside Park, NJ from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,786 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,745 of the $5,630 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $3,885 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Cliffside Park, NJ?

The reverse direction is estimated at $6,533, which makes Cliffside Park, NJ to Austin, TX 14% 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