Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Foster City, CA to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$7,528flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $4.29
Distance: 1,754 mi
Typical range: $6,474–$8,581
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Foster City to Austin price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +25.1%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $5,815
Fuel: $1,713
All-in estimate: $7,528

Return trip

Austin → Foster City$5,125

This direction runs 47% above the return trip. Leaving CA prices above the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Foster City to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Foster City, CA to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,265	$3.57	$5,575 – $6,954
53' refrigerated	$7,463	$4.25	$6,493 – $8,433
48' flatbed	$7,528	$4.29	$6,474 – $8,581
Step deck	$8,194	$4.67	$6,883 – $9,505
Power only	$5,558	$3.17	$4,836 – $6,281
Hotshot	$4,196	$2.39	$3,483 – $4,910
26' box truck	$4,103	$2.34	$3,487 – $4,718
Sprinter van	$2,506	$1.43	$2,105 – $2,907

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More lanes from Foster City

48' flatbed lanes from Foster City, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,028 mi	$15,842	$5.23	$13,624 – $18,060	7 d
Los Angeles, CA	385 mi	$2,408	$6.26	$2,071 – $2,746	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,181 mi	$8,660	$3.97	$7,448 – $9,873	5 d
Houston, TX	1,922 mi	$8,146	$4.24	$7,005 – $9,286	5 d
Phoenix, AZ	748 mi	$4,081	$5.46	$3,510 – $4,652	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,966 mi	$14,790	$4.99	$12,720 – $16,861	7 d
San Antonio, TX	1,737 mi	$7,465	$4.30	$6,420 – $8,510	4 d
San Diego, CA	516 mi	$2,874	$5.57	$2,472 – $3,277	2 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 Foster City, CA to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Foster City, CA to Austin, TX is estimated at $7,528 all-in in October 2026, or $4.29 a mile over about 1,754 mi. Quotes typically land between $6,474 and $8,581.

How far is Foster City, CA from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,754 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 $1,713 of the $7,528 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $5,815 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Foster City, CA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,125, which makes Foster City, CA to Austin, TX 47% 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