Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Menlo Park, CA to Austin, TX flatbed rate

$7,498flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $4.29
Distance: 1,746 mi
Typical range: $6,448–$8,548
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Menlo Park to Austin price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +24.7%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $5,792
Fuel: $1,706
All-in estimate: $7,498

Return trip

Austin → Menlo Park$5,105

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

Menlo Park to Austin by truck type

Estimated cost from Menlo Park, CA to Austin, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,240	$3.57	$5,553 – $6,926
53' refrigerated	$7,433	$4.26	$6,467 – $8,399
48' flatbed	$7,498	$4.29	$6,448 – $8,548
Step deck	$8,162	$4.67	$6,856 – $9,468
Power only	$5,536	$3.17	$4,816 – $6,256
Hotshot	$4,179	$2.39	$3,469 – $4,890
26' box truck	$4,086	$2.34	$3,473 – $4,699
Sprinter van	$2,496	$1.43	$2,097 – $2,895

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More lanes from Menlo Park

48' flatbed lanes from Menlo Park, CA
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	3,024 mi	$15,823	$5.23	$13,608 – $18,038	7 d
Los Angeles, CA	375 mi	$2,373	$6.33	$2,041 – $2,705	1 d
Chicago, IL	2,177 mi	$8,646	$3.97	$7,436 – $9,857	5 d
Houston, TX	1,914 mi	$8,116	$4.24	$6,980 – $9,252	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	739 mi	$4,046	$5.47	$3,479 – $4,612	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,962 mi	$14,772	$4.99	$12,704 – $16,840	7 d
San Antonio, TX	1,728 mi	$7,432	$4.30	$6,391 – $8,472	4 d
San Diego, CA	506 mi	$2,839	$5.61	$2,441 – $3,236	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 Menlo Park, CA to Austin, TX?

A 48' flatbed from Menlo Park, CA to Austin, TX is estimated at $7,498 all-in in October 2026, or $4.29 a mile over about 1,746 mi. Quotes typically land between $6,448 and $8,548.

How far is Menlo Park, CA from Austin, TX by truck?

About 1,746 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 $1,706 of the $7,498 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $5,792 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Austin, TX to Menlo Park, CA?

The reverse direction is estimated at $5,105, which makes Menlo Park, 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