Las Vegas, NV → Los Angeles, CA
Route Details
Nevada Trucking
Nevada connects California to the rest of America, with Las Vegas and Reno serving as critical freight corridors. The st...
California Trucking
California is the gateway for international trade and domestic distribution. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach han...
I-15
270 miles from Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, CA
Freight on This Lane
The dominant freight categories moving between Las Vegas, NV and Los Angeles, CA
Construction Materials
Construction freight represents a $78 billion annual market in US trucking, moving 2.8 billion tons of aggregates, steel, concrete, and building mater...
Retail & Consumer Goods
Retail freight is the backbone of dry van trucking, representing $190+ billion in annual US transportation spend across 12 million truckloads per year...
Beverages
Beverage freight is one of trucking's heaviest and most consistent categories, moving 13.8 billion cases per year across 4.2 million truckloads. A ful...
Rate Breakdown
Seasonal Patterns
Convention season (January-March and September-November) drives 10-15% rate increases as event materials, displays, and fixtures ship to Vegas. Construction freight is year-round as Las Vegas development never stops. Summer (June-August) sees beverage volume spike — reefer beer and water deliveries to Vegas increase 25-30%.
Backhaul Guide
Return load strategy for the Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas, NV direction
Eastbound from LA to Las Vegas is the premium direction at $2.65-$3.15/mile. Consumer goods, food products, and construction materials from the Inland Empire supply the Vegas market. The 270-mile distance allows same-day round trips, doubling earning potential.
Compatible Truck Types
Equipment types that run profitably on this lane
This is a round-trip volume lane — the money is in running it twice per day, not in squeezing rate on a single load. Depart LA by 5 AM, deliver Vegas by 10 AM, reload by noon, back in LA by 5 PM. The Cajon Pass (I-15, MP 118-136) has 6% grades and mandatory chain requirements in rare winter storms — it also has the highest truck accident rate in California. Descend in low gear, never ride your brakes.
Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, CA FAQ
Common questions about this freight lane
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