Rates & seasonality
- Current rate band
- $2.10–$2.60 per mile (all-in) for dry van.
- Seasonality
- Peak weeks: Sep–Nov. Softest: Jan–Feb.
Lane guide · Dry van · 1440 mi
Dallas, TX to Los Angeles, CA
Dallas → LA is a consistent long-haul lane with strong consumer-goods flow westbound. Rates are usually firmer than the Chicago → LA return, making it a preferred outbound for Texas-based fleets.
- Mileage
- 1440 mi
- Dominant equipment
- Dry van
- Origin
- Dallas, TX
- Destination
- Los Angeles, CA
Return lane & brokers
- Return reposition
- LA → Dallas at $1.60–$2.10/mi — softer than outbound but workable.
- Top brokers on this lane
- C.H. Robinson, TQL, J.B. Hunt, Werner, Knight-Swift, Landstar are most active.
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The current dry van band is about $2.10–$2.60 per mile all-in. Rates move weekly with capacity and fuel — Numeo Spot shows the live market rate on every load so you can counter from data, not guesswork.
Dallas to Los Angeles is approximately 1,440 miles on the I-20/I-10 corridor. Numeo nets tolls and deadhead into the profit figure on each load.
Dry van dominates. Dallas → LA is a consistent long-haul with strong westbound consumer-goods flow; rates usually hold firmer than the Chicago → LA return, making it a preferred outbound for Texas-based fleets.
LA → Dallas runs about $1.60–$2.10/mi — softer than outbound but workable, especially paired with the firmer Dallas → LA leg.
C.H. Robinson, TQL, J.B. Hunt, Werner, Knight-Swift, and Landstar are the most active.
Peak weeks are Sep–Nov; softest is Jan–Feb.
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