Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Middletown, CT to Los Angeles, CA flatbed rate

$7,060flatbed

+3.5% from last month

Per mile: $2.37
Distance: 2,976 mi
Typical range: $6,072–$8,049
Transit: 7 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Middletown to Los Angeles price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +18.5%
5 years: +24.7%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $4,153
Fuel: $2,907
All-in estimate: $7,060

Return trip

Los Angeles → Middletown$17,028

This direction runs 59% below the return trip. Leaving CT prices below the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Middletown to Los Angeles by truck type

Estimated cost from Middletown, CT to Los Angeles, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$5,916	$1.99	$5,265 – $6,567
53' refrigerated	$7,045	$2.37	$6,129 – $7,960
48' flatbed	$7,060	$2.37	$6,072 – $8,049
Step deck	$7,675	$2.58	$6,447 – $8,903
Power only	$5,278	$1.77	$4,591 – $5,964
Hotshot	$3,985	$1.34	$3,308 – $4,663
26' box truck	$3,886	$1.31	$3,303 – $4,469
Sprinter van	$2,366	$0.80	$1,988 – $2,745

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More lanes from Middletown

48' flatbed lanes from Middletown, CT
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	107 mi	$1,157	$10.81	$995 – $1,319	1 d
Chicago, IL	914 mi	$2,566	$2.81	$2,206 – $2,925	2 d
Houston, TX	1,777 mi	$4,624	$2.60	$3,976 – $5,271	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,606 mi	$6,907	$2.65	$5,940 – $7,874	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	198 mi	$1,352	$6.83	$1,162 – $1,541	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,968 mi	$5,051	$2.57	$4,344 – $5,758	5 d
San Diego, CA	2,942 mi	$6,987	$2.37	$6,009 – $7,965	7 d
Dallas, TX	1,714 mi	$4,483	$2.62	$3,855 – $5,111	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 Middletown, CT to Los Angeles, CA?

A 48' flatbed from Middletown, CT to Los Angeles, CA is estimated at $7,060 all-in in October 2026, or $2.37 a mile over about 2,976 mi. Quotes typically land between $6,072 and $8,049.

How far is Middletown, CT from Los Angeles, CA by truck?

About 2,976 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 7 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $2,907 of the $7,060 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $4,153 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Los Angeles, CA to Middletown, CT?

The reverse direction is estimated at $17,028, which makes Middletown, CT to Los Angeles, CA 59% 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