Palo Alto, CA · STEP · Oct 2026
Step deck rates in Palo Alto, CA
Estimated cost to ship a Step deck from and to Palo Alto, 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
- 67,658
Step deck lanes from Palo Alto
| To | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $17,211 | $5.69 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $2,582 | $6.98 |
| Chicago, IL | $9,413 | $4.32 |
| Houston, TX | $8,824 | $4.62 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $4,406 | $5.99 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $16,069 | $5.42 |
| San Antonio, TX | $8,082 | $4.68 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,087 | $6.16 |
| Dallas, TX | $8,090 | $4.68 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $17,885 | $6.44 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $7,942 | $4.70 |
| Austin, TX | $8,154 | $4.68 |
| Charlotte, NC | $13,845 | $5.13 |
| Columbus, OH | $11,235 | $4.53 |
From Palo Alto, a Step deck costs between $4.32 a mile (Chicago, $9,413) and $6.98 a mile (Los Angeles, $2,582) 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 Palo Alto
Step deck lanes into Palo Alto
| From | Estimate | Per mile |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $9,596 | $3.17 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $2,582 | $6.98 |
| Chicago, IL | $8,628 | $3.96 |
| Houston, TX | $6,008 | $3.14 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $2,295 | $3.12 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $8,362 | $2.82 |
| San Antonio, TX | $5,503 | $3.19 |
| San Diego, CA | $3,087 | $6.16 |
| Dallas, TX | $5,508 | $3.19 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $6,744 | $2.43 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $5,408 | $3.20 |
| Austin, TX | $5,552 | $3.18 |
| Charlotte, NC | $7,734 | $2.87 |
| Columbus, OH | $9,187 | $3.70 |
Step deck · outbound · California market
Rate history
All-in rateFuel cost per mile
Palo Alto is priced with the California market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Palo Alto's own distances.
Palo Alto 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% |