Palm Desert, CA · STEP · Oct 2026
Step deck rates in Palm Desert, CA
Estimated cost to ship a Step deck from and to Palm Desert, California, on its busiest lanes.
$6.40/mi outbound
+3.4% from last month
- Inbound
- $3.93/mi
- vs national
- +37.3%
- 1 year
- +18.5%
- Population
- 53,147
Step deck lanes from Palm Desert
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $15,964 | $5.73 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,695 | $12.10 |
| Chicago, IL | $8,547 | $4.38 |
| Houston, TX | $7,124 | $4.79 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,508 | $8.65 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $14,833 | $5.47 |
| San Antonio, TX | $6,322 | $4.92 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,509 | $16.41 |
| Dallas, TX | $6,526 | $4.88 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $15,706 | $6.54 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $6,370 | $4.91 |
| San Jose, CA | $2,945 | $6.35 |
| Austin, TX | $6,442 | $4.90 |
| Charlotte, NC | $12,367 | $5.20 |
From Palm Desert, a Step deck costs between $4.38 a mile (Chicago, $8,547) and $16.41 a mile (San Diego, $1,509) across these lanes in October 2026. Shorter lanes cost more per mile because loading, unloading and waiting are spread over fewer miles.
Price a load from Palm Desert
Step deck lanes into Palm Desert
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $8,900 | $3.20 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,695 | $12.10 |
| Chicago, IL | $7,834 | $4.02 |
| Houston, TX | $4,851 | $3.26 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,306 | $4.50 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $7,719 | $2.85 |
| San Antonio, TX | $4,305 | $3.35 |
| San Diego, CA | $1,509 | $16.41 |
| Dallas, TX | $4,443 | $3.33 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $5,922 | $2.46 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $4,337 | $3.34 |
| San Jose, CA | $2,945 | $6.35 |
| Austin, TX | $4,386 | $3.34 |
| Charlotte, NC | $6,908 | $2.90 |
Step deck · outbound · California market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Palm Desert is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Palm Desert's own distances.
Palm Desert rates by truck type
| Truck type | Per mile | 1 mo | 1 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN53' dry van | $4.79 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| REEF53' refrigerated | $5.71 | −0.3% | +36.0% | |
| FLAT48' flatbed | $5.86 | +3.4% | +18.6% | |
| STEPStep deck | $6.40 | +3.4% | +18.5% | |
| PWRPower only | $4.19 | +5.5% | +25.1% | |
| HOTHotshot | $3.16 | +3.3% | +18.8% | |
| BOX26' box truck | $3.12 | +3.3% | +17.7% | |
| SPRTSprinter van | $1.92 | +3.8% | +17.8% |