Skip to content
LaneCost

Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Detroit, MI to Mesa, AZ flatbed rate

$7,764flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile
$3.94
Distance
1,970 mi
Typical range
$6,677–$8,851
Transit
5 days

Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Detroit to Mesa price history

$6,500$7,000$7,500202220242026
3 months
+8.5%
1 year
+18.7%
5 years
+25.1%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul
$5,840
Fuel
$1,924
All-in estimate
$7,764

Return trip

Mesa → Detroit$4,793

This direction runs 62% above the return trip. Leaving MI prices above the national average and arriving in AZ prices below it.

Detroit to Mesa by truck type

Estimated cost from Detroit, MI to Mesa, AZ by truck type
Truck typeEstimatePer mile
53' dry van$6,472$3.29
53' refrigerated$7,710$3.91
48' flatbed$7,764$3.94
Step deck$8,448$4.29
Power only$5,751$2.92
Hotshot$4,342$2.20
26' box truck$4,242$2.15
Sprinter van$2,589$1.31

Live market check

Get live dry van quotes on this lane

The index is an estimate. For a price you can act on, ask connected freight providers for a live 53' dry van rate, or send the load details and get quoted for any truck type.

Request a quote for flatbed →

Detroit, MI

Mesa, AZ

Blank means a full truckload of general freight.

Equipment: 53' dry van.

More lanes from Detroit

48' flatbed lanes from Detroit, MI
ToEstimatePer mile
New York, NY$3,624$6.29
Los Angeles, CA$8,201$3.50
Chicago, IL$1,756$6.25
Houston, TX$5,140$3.94
Phoenix, AZ$7,815$3.94
Philadelphia, PA$3,249$6.18
San Antonio, TX$5,638$3.86
San Diego, CA$8,108$3.50

More lanes into Mesa

48' flatbed lanes into Mesa, AZ
FromEstimatePer mile
New York, NY$8,221$3.28
Los Angeles, CA$2,939$6.43
Chicago, IL$7,018$4.15
Houston, TX$4,040$3.45
Philadelphia, PA$7,102$2.92
San Antonio, TX$3,491$3.59
San Diego, CA$2,610$7.00
Dallas, TX$3,629$3.55

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Detroit, MI to Mesa, AZ?

A 48' flatbed from Detroit, MI to Mesa, AZ is estimated at $7,764 all-in in October 2026, or $3.94 a mile over about 1,970 mi. Quotes typically land between $6,677 and $8,851.

How far is Detroit, MI from Mesa, AZ by truck?

About 1,970 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 5 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,924 of the $7,764 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $5,840 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Mesa, AZ to Detroit, MI?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,793, which makes Detroit, MI to Mesa, AZ 62% more expensive. 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