Lane · HOT · Oct 2026

New Brunswick, NJ to Los Angeles, CA hotshot rate

$4,673hotshot

+3.8% from last month

Per mile: $1.63
Distance: 2,871 mi
Typical range: $3,878–$5,467
Transit: 6 days

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Hotshot · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

New Brunswick to Los Angeles price history

3 months: +8.7%
1 year: +19.0%
5 years: +25.4%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,878
Fuel: $1,795
All-in estimate: $4,673

Return trip

Los Angeles → New Brunswick$7,964

This direction runs 41% below the return trip. Leaving NJ prices above the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

New Brunswick to Los Angeles by truck type

Estimated cost from New Brunswick, NJ to Los Angeles, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$6,938	$2.42	$6,175 – $7,702
53' refrigerated	$8,262	$2.88	$7,188 – $9,337
48' flatbed	$8,284	$2.89	$7,124 – $9,443
Step deck	$9,006	$3.14	$7,565 – $10,447
Power only	$6,188	$2.16	$5,383 – $6,992
Hotshot	$4,673	$1.63	$3,878 – $5,467
26' box truck	$4,557	$1.59	$3,873 – $5,240
Sprinter van	$2,775	$0.97	$2,331 – $3,219

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More lanes from New Brunswick

Hotshot lanes from New Brunswick, NJ
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
Chicago, IL	819 mi	$1,552	$1.89	$1,288 – $1,816	2 d
Houston, TX	1,640 mi	$2,912	$1.78	$2,417 – $3,407	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,494 mi	$4,527	$1.82	$3,758 – $5,297	5 d
San Antonio, TX	1,834 mi	$3,215	$1.75	$2,668 – $3,761	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,833 mi	$4,615	$1.63	$3,831 – $5,400	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,584 mi	$2,824	$1.78	$2,344 – $3,305	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	956 mi	$2,686	$2.81	$2,229 – $3,142	2 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,619 mi	$2,879	$1.78	$2,390 – $3,369	4 d

More lanes into Los Angeles

Hotshot lanes into Los Angeles, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,902 mi	$4,794	$1.65	$3,979 – $5,609	6 d
Chicago, IL	2,063 mi	$4,232	$2.05	$3,513 – $4,952	4 d
Houston, TX	1,627 mi	$2,674	$1.64	$2,219 – $3,128	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	430 mi	$772	$1.79	$641 – $903	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,831 mi	$4,161	$1.47	$3,453 – $4,868	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,425 mi	$2,382	$1.67	$1,977 – $2,787	3 d
San Diego, CA	131 mi	$730	$5.57	$606 – $854	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,474 mi	$2,453	$1.66	$2,036 – $2,870	3 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from New Brunswick, NJ to Los Angeles, CA?

A Hotshot from New Brunswick, NJ to Los Angeles, CA is estimated at $4,673 all-in in October 2026, or $1.63 a mile over about 2,871 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,878 and $5,467.

How far is New Brunswick, NJ from Los Angeles, CA by truck?

About 2,871 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 6 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,795 of the $4,673 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,878 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Los Angeles, CA to New Brunswick, NJ?

The reverse direction is estimated at $7,964, which makes New Brunswick, NJ to Los Angeles, CA 41% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

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