Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Sioux Falls, SD to Long Beach, CA flatbed rate

$5,759flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.66
Distance: 1,573 mi
Typical range: $4,953–$6,565
Transit: 4 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Sioux Falls to Long Beach price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.4%
5 years: +24.9%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $4,222
Fuel: $1,537
All-in estimate: $5,759

Return trip

Long Beach → Sioux Falls$7,003

This direction runs 18% below the return trip. Leaving SD prices above the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Sioux Falls to Long Beach by truck type

Estimated cost from Sioux Falls, SD to Long Beach, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$4,784	$3.04	$4,258 – $5,310
53' refrigerated	$5,700	$3.62	$4,959 – $6,441
48' flatbed	$5,759	$3.66	$4,953 – $6,565
Step deck	$6,271	$3.99	$5,267 – $7,274
Power only	$4,239	$2.69	$3,688 – $4,790
Hotshot	$3,200	$2.03	$2,656 – $3,744
26' box truck	$3,131	$1.99	$2,661 – $3,600
Sprinter van	$1,914	$1.22	$1,607 – $2,220

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More lanes from Sioux Falls

48' flatbed lanes from Sioux Falls, SD
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,394 mi	$6,985	$5.01	$6,007 – $7,963	3 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,575 mi	$5,765	$3.66	$4,958 – $6,572	4 d
Chicago, IL	559 mi	$2,588	$4.63	$2,225 – $2,950	2 d
Houston, TX	1,125 mi	$4,526	$4.02	$3,893 – $5,160	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,269 mi	$5,318	$4.19	$4,573 – $6,062	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,340 mi	$6,432	$4.80	$5,532 – $7,333	3 d
San Antonio, TX	1,154 mi	$4,619	$4.00	$3,972 – $5,265	3 d
San Diego, CA	1,566 mi	$5,737	$3.66	$4,934 – $6,541	4 d

More lanes into Long Beach

48' flatbed lanes into Long Beach, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,895 mi	$8,479	$2.93	$7,292 – $9,666	7 d
Chicago, IL	2,058 mi	$7,543	$3.67	$6,487 – $8,599	5 d
Houston, TX	1,608 mi	$4,760	$2.96	$4,093 – $5,426	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	413 mi	$1,441	$3.49	$1,239 – $1,643	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,824 mi	$7,361	$2.61	$6,331 – $8,392	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,406 mi	$4,254	$3.03	$3,658 – $4,849	3 d
San Diego, CA	106 mi	$1,416	$13.36	$1,218 – $1,614	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,458 mi	$4,384	$3.01	$3,770 – $4,998	4 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Sioux Falls, SD to Long Beach, CA?

A 48' flatbed from Sioux Falls, SD to Long Beach, CA is estimated at $5,759 all-in in October 2026, or $3.66 a mile over about 1,573 mi. Quotes typically land between $4,953 and $6,565.

How far is Sioux Falls, SD from Long Beach, CA by truck?

About 1,573 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 $1,537 of the $5,759 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $4,222 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Long Beach, CA to Sioux Falls, SD?

The reverse direction is estimated at $7,003, which makes Sioux Falls, SD to Long Beach, CA 18% 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