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California Freight Quotes & Shipment Routes

California Freight Quotes

California freight quotes with Freight Rate Central is your source for discounted trucking to, from and inside the California state. If you are shipping freight to, from or through Los Angeles or California, then why not ask us for a quote? Freight Rate Central can arrange for trucking that’s local or interstate and our quotes are calculated instantly, online. We can arrange transport for almost any type of freight in California; we’ve got many specialized options available. The first step is to get a free, instant online quote using our fully automated system. It can give you an estimate for a full truckload, less than a truckload or international shipping.

California Roads

California’s main north-to-south artery is I-5, which runs along from San Diego through Los Angeles, through Sacramento and up into Oregon. San Francisco ships to the more easterly states along I-80, and Los Angeles uses I-15, I-40 and I-19. San Diego sends goods to the southwest on the I-8.

California Industry

With an annual Gross Domestic Product in the neighborhood of two trillion dollars, California doesn’t just have the biggest state economy in the US, it has the tenth biggest economy in the world. Agriculture dominates California trucking, but it also has a strong high-tech manufacturing and aerospace sector, especially in the northern part of the state. California grows a large percentage of US-produced fruit, and of course it has a huge wine industry.

California Shipping and Trucking to Texas, Colorado, Illinois and More

Los Angeles, the second largest city in the US, is an active hub for both trucking and other types of shipping, sending and receiving goods from across the state, across the country and all over the world, especially Asia. We have high demand for California freight quotes on cross country shipping from Los Angeles to Miami, sometimes via Georgia. Los Angeles to New York is also a major shipping route, often with stops in Illinois and Michigan. There’s an aerospace trucking route from California to Texas and Florida, as well. Shipping is readily available from California to every part of the US.

California Trucking Rules and Regulations

California’s state government is a leader in environmental regulation, and the trucking industry is not exempt from the extra rules. The general site for California trucking rules and regulations is on the CalTrans website. Please see the California EPA Air Resources board website for more information on California trucking emissions regulations.

California divides trucks into standard, oversize/overweight and superload designations, and you can find the details on oversize and overweight permits on their Transportation Permits web page. For information on routine trip permits, see the page on California Vehicle Regulation. There’s also a useful page on Special Route Restrictions. Every truck requires a permit to operate in California.

Perhaps surprisingly, given their heavy regulation in other areas, California allows nighttime shipping for standard trucks on standard routes. California freight transport is restricted during rush hour in San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco. No travel is allowed from approximately 6:00am to 9:00am or from 3:00pm until 6:00pm. The details are printed on individual permits. California does not allow trucking on holidays or holiday weekends. Please see the CalTrans site for details.