Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Lubbock, TX to Long Beach, CA flatbed rate

$3,497flatbed

+3.6% from last month

Per mile: $3.17
Distance: 1,104 mi
Typical range: $3,008–$3,987
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Lubbock to Long Beach price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.7%
5 years: +25.3%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,419
Fuel: $1,078
All-in estimate: $3,497

Return trip

Long Beach → Lubbock$5,136

This direction runs 32% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Lubbock to Long Beach by truck type

Estimated cost from Lubbock, TX to Long Beach, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,886	$2.61	$2,568 – $3,203
53' refrigerated	$3,439	$3.12	$2,992 – $3,886
48' flatbed	$3,497	$3.17	$3,008 – $3,987
Step deck	$3,813	$3.45	$3,203 – $4,423
Power only	$2,543	$2.30	$2,212 – $2,873
Hotshot	$1,919	$1.74	$1,593 – $2,245
26' box truck	$1,883	$1.71	$1,600 – $2,165
Sprinter van	$1,154	$1.05	$970 – $1,339

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More lanes from Lubbock

48' flatbed lanes from Lubbock, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,898 mi	$7,360	$3.88	$6,330 – $8,391	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,119 mi	$3,535	$3.16	$3,040 – $4,030	3 d
Chicago, IL	1,135 mi	$3,520	$3.10	$3,027 – $4,012	3 d
Houston, TX	546 mi	$2,172	$3.98	$1,868 – $2,476	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	693 mi	$2,722	$3.93	$2,341 – $3,103	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,817 mi	$6,743	$3.71	$5,799 – $7,687	4 d
San Antonio, TX	408 mi	$1,814	$4.45	$1,560 – $2,068	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,041 mi	$3,339	$3.21	$2,872 – $3,807	3 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 Lubbock, TX to Long Beach, CA?

A 48' flatbed from Lubbock, TX to Long Beach, CA is estimated at $3,497 all-in in October 2026, or $3.17 a mile over about 1,104 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,008 and $3,987.

How far is Lubbock, TX from Long Beach, CA by truck?

About 1,104 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 3 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,078 of the $3,497 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,419 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Long Beach, CA to Lubbock, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,136, which makes Lubbock, TX to Long Beach, CA 32% 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