Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Menifee, CA to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$6,111flatbed

+3.2% from last month

Per mile: $4.46
Distance: 1,369 mi
Typical range: $5,256–$6,967
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Menifee to Austin price history

3 months: +8.5%
1 year: +18.6%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $4,774
Fuel: $1,337
All-in estimate: $6,111

Return trip

Austin → Menifee$4,161

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

Menifee to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Menifee, CA to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$5,064	$3.70	$4,507 – $5,621
53' refrigerated	$6,034	$4.41	$5,250 – $6,819
48' flatbed	$6,111	$4.46	$5,256 – $6,967
Step deck	$6,657	$4.86	$5,592 – $7,723
Power only	$4,478	$3.27	$3,896 – $5,060
Hotshot	$3,380	$2.47	$2,805 – $3,955
26' box truck	$3,311	$2.42	$2,814 – $3,807
Sprinter van	$2,026	$1.48	$1,702 – $2,350

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More lanes from Menifee

48' flatbed lanes from Menifee, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,837 mi	$14,931	$5.26	$12,841 – $17,021	6 d
Los Angeles, CA	87 mi	$1,349	$15.50	$1,160 – $1,537	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,002 mi	$8,033	$4.01	$6,909 – $9,158	5 d
Houston, TX	1,541 mi	$6,744	$4.38	$5,800 – $7,688	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	346 mi	$2,504	$7.24	$2,153 – $2,854	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,765 mi	$13,878	$5.02	$11,935 – $15,821	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,339 mi	$6,001	$4.48	$5,161 – $6,841	3 d
San Diego, CA	71 mi	$1,292	$18.19	$1,111 – $1,472	1 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 Menifee, CA to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Menifee, CA to Austin, TX is estimated at $6,111 all-in in October 2026, or $4.46 a mile over about 1,369 mi. Quotes typically land between $5,256 and $6,967.

How far is Menifee, CA from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,369 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 $1,337 of the $6,111 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $4,774 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Menifee, CA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,161, which makes Menifee, 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