Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Middleton, ID to Los Angeles, CA flatbed rate

$2,674flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.35
Distance: 798 mi
Typical range: $2,300–$3,049
Transit: 2 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Middleton to Los Angeles price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.8%
5 years: +25.0%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $1,894
Fuel: $780
All-in estimate: $2,674

Return trip

Los Angeles → Middleton$4,788

This direction runs 44% below the return trip. Leaving ID prices below the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Middleton to Los Angeles by truck type

Estimated cost from Middleton, ID to Los Angeles, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$2,190	$2.74	$1,949 – $2,431
53' refrigerated	$2,611	$3.27	$2,272 – $2,951
48' flatbed	$2,674	$3.35	$2,300 – $3,049
Step deck	$2,920	$3.66	$2,453 – $3,387
Power only	$1,918	$2.40	$1,668 – $2,167
Hotshot	$1,447	$1.81	$1,201 – $1,693
26' box truck	$1,424	$1.78	$1,210 – $1,638
Sprinter van	$876	$1.10	$736 – $1,016

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More lanes from Middleton

48' flatbed lanes from Middleton, ID
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,562 mi	$9,393	$3.67	$8,078 – $10,708	6 d
Chicago, IL	1,729 mi	$4,882	$2.82	$4,198 – $5,565	4 d
Houston, TX	1,783 mi	$5,266	$2.95	$4,528 – $6,003	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	875 mi	$3,159	$3.61	$2,716 – $3,601	2 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,510 mi	$8,774	$3.50	$7,545 – $10,002	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,652 mi	$4,933	$2.99	$4,242 – $5,624	4 d
San Diego, CA	889 mi	$2,897	$3.26	$2,492 – $3,303	2 d
Dallas, TX	1,545 mi	$4,662	$3.02	$4,009 – $5,314	4 d

More lanes into Los Angeles

48' flatbed lanes into Los Angeles, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,902 mi	$8,497	$2.93	$7,308 – $9,687	7 d
Chicago, IL	2,063 mi	$7,559	$3.66	$6,500 – $8,617	5 d
Houston, TX	1,627 mi	$4,807	$2.95	$4,134 – $5,480	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	430 mi	$1,476	$3.43	$1,269 – $1,683	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,831 mi	$7,378	$2.61	$6,345 – $8,411	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,425 mi	$4,301	$3.02	$3,699 – $4,903	3 d
San Diego, CA	131 mi	$1,505	$11.49	$1,294 – $1,716	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,474 mi	$4,424	$3.00	$3,805 – $5,043	4 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Middleton, ID to Los Angeles, CA?

A 48' flatbed from Middleton, ID to Los Angeles, CA is estimated at $2,674 all-in in October 2026, or $3.35 a mile over about 798 mi. Quotes typically land between $2,300 and $3,049.

How far is Middleton, ID from Los Angeles, CA by truck?

About 798 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 2 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $780 of the $2,674 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $1,894 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Los Angeles, CA to Middleton, ID?

The reverse direction is estimated at $4,788, which makes Middleton, ID to Los Angeles, CA 44% 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