A destination market, and an origin market, for our California team
Our brokerage is based in Los Angeles, and the California-to-Dallas corridor is a core lane for food, grocery, and general freight. This city page is the Metroplex side of that work. We quote inbound freight from California and the rest of the 48 states into Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, and the surrounding cities, and we quote outbound freight from those same docks back to California and beyond.
Fort Worth, Arlington, and the suburbs are not interchangeable with downtown Dallas. Grocery and retail warehouses around the Metroplex frequently require appointments. Enter the exact city or ZIP, and see Los Angeles to Dallas freight when Southern California is the other end of the lane. The broader Texas freight shipping guide and the California to Texas service page are also starting points.
What typically moves
Inbound from California, we often quote produce, frozen foods, beverages, dry grocery, and general warehouse freight. Outbound from Dallas–Fort Worth, we quote food, ingredients, packaging, consumer goods, and other palletized freight heading west into Los Angeles and Inland Empire warehouses, or to other states. Choose Reefer when a set point is required, Dry Van when it is not, and LTL when you have a few pallets.
The Metroplex is a major inland distribution hub, which is why appointment rules, lumper fees, and tight receiving hours show up so often on these quotes. Include what you know. See delivery appointments.
Planning the lane, not just the city
Typical full-truckload planning ranges from the Los Angeles area to Dallas are discussed on the lane page. We do not guarantee transit on this site. If you have a required delivery date at a Metroplex warehouse, put it in the notes so we can tell you whether the plan is realistic.
If the freight is heading to Houston or San Antonio instead, use those city pages. A Dallas rate is not a Houston rate.
What to send
- The Metroplex city or ZIP, not only “Dallas” if the dock is elsewhere
- The other end of the lane, equally specific
- Equipment, commodity, and weight or pallet count
- Set point for reefer
- Appointment, lumper, or receiving-hour notes