Utah LTL Freight Rates & Quotes

Shipping LTL freight to or from Utah? Rates depend on your specific route, freight class, and how close your pickup or delivery point is to the nearest LTL terminal. Utah has about 3.5 million residents, and most of the freight activity sits along the Wasatch Front, the strip of cities from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo along I-15. Beyond it, the state is big, dry and mountainous: I-15 runs about 401 miles north to south, I-80 about 197 miles across the north, and I-70 about 232 miles through the red-rock country of the south and east. Mountain canyons, winter traction rules and strong wind on the western salt flats are a bigger part of Utah freight than in most states. Here’s what actually affects your rate.

LTL trucking regulations in Utah

A standard LTL tractor-trailer within legal size and weight limits does not need a special permit in Utah. The rules that matter to shippers are the ones that shape what carriers do on the road, plus permits for oversize or overweight freight:

• Ports of entry. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) runs eight motor carrier ports of entry, including St. George and Perry on I-15 and Wendover and Echo on I-80, plus Daniels, Kanab, Monticello and Peerless on US highways. UDOT’s Trucksmart site says a motor carrier operating a vehicle of 26,001 pounds or more must stop at a port of entry. See the UDOT port of entry list and the stop rule.
• Winter traction rules. UDOT can require traction devices when road conditions warrant. Its traction law covers I-80 in Parleys Canyon, US 40 in Summit and Wasatch Counties and other canyon roads, and on I-80 in Parleys Canyon the heaviest tier applies to vehicles over 12,000 pounds gross weight, such as semi-trucks, which may need chains on the rear drive tires or all-wheel drive with approved tires. See UDOT’s traction law page.
• High-wind restrictions. On I-80 across the western salt flats, wind can close the interstate or bar high-profile vehicles. News reports describe a May 19, 2020 closure of nearly 100 miles of I-80 from Tooele to the Nevada line after gusts blew over at least four semi-trailers (KJZZ).
• Oversize and overweight permits. UDOT’s Motor Carrier Customer Service handles permit requests at (801) 965-4892 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and permits can also be requested online (UDOT motor carrier contacts). A standard LTL trailer within legal limits does not need one.

Current rules and conditions are public record: UDOT ports of entry →   UDOT Traffic →

What affects your Utah LTL rate

• Freight class — density, handling, and liability determine your NMFC class, the single biggest factor in your rate. See our freight class guide.
• Distance — Utah is long and mostly empty outside the Wasatch Front: Salt Lake City to St. George is about 300 miles on I-15, and Salt Lake City to Moab is about 235 miles, so a lane to the south or east is a long haul with few terminals in between.
• Metro vs. rural — Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo have the deepest carrier networks, while St. George, Logan, Vernal and the rural south and east typically see fewer terminals and fewer options.
• Terminal proximity — the more carrier terminals near your pickup or delivery point, the more quotes you see, and in rural Utah the nearest terminal can be 100 miles or more away.
• Mountain and winter exposure — lanes over Parleys Canyon, Sardine Canyon, Soldier Summit and the other mountain passes can pick up winter delays, and carriers price some of that uncertainty into transit time.
• Accessorials — liftgate, residential, or inside delivery add to the base rate, same as anywhere else, and mine, ranch and ski-resort deliveries often need a limited-access or liftgate service.

Did you know?From 6 real Utah lanes and 30 quotes

1. 7× the cost per mile

   A short, light shipment cost more per mile than a long, heavy one

   A 15 lb shipment moving 274 miles (Lindon, UT to St. George, UT) had a lowest quote of $379, or $1.38 a mile. A 1,107 lb shipment moving 2,540 miles (Sandy, UT to Hialeah, FL) had a lowest quote of $491, or $0.19 a mile.

2. $176 to arrive one day sooner

   Saving a day is not free

   On Sandy, UT to Hialeah, FL (2,540 miles, 1,107 lb), the cheapest quote at $491 took 5 days. The fastest, at 4 days, cost $667. On Ogden, UT to Seneca, SC, 3-day delivery cost $914 against $855 for 5 days.

3. 4 carriers had the lowest quote

   Four different carriers won six Utah lanes

   AAA Cooper and TForce Freight each had the lowest quote on two lanes. ABF Freight and Warp each had the lowest quote on one lane. Across the lowest quotes on every lane, 12 different carriers appeared.

4. $280 from lowest to fifth-lowest

   Same shipment, quotes $280 apart

   For 350 lb from Grantsville, UT to Stamford, TX (1,101 miles), the lowest quote was $623 and the fifth-lowest was $903, a 45% gap.

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Where freight moves in Utah

Utah freight follows I-15, the Wasatch Front and a few long links to the rest of the West:

• Salt Lake City & the Wasatch Front — where I-15, I-80 and I-215 meet, with Salt Lake City at about 218,000 residents, West Valley City at about 137,000, West Jordan at about 117,000 and Provo at about 115,000 in the Census Bureau’s July 2025 estimates, as compiled by CityPopulation.
• Ogden & northern Utah — I-15 and I-84 north of Salt Lake City toward Idaho, and Logan in Cache Valley, reached from the Wasatch Front over Sardine Canyon on US 89 and US 91.
• Provo, Orem & Utah County — I-15 and US 6 south of Salt Lake City, with Lehi, Orem and Provo among the state’s larger cities.
• Southern Utah — St. George, at about 109,000, on I-15 near the Arizona line, and Cedar City, with I-15 and I-70 meeting near Cove Fort.
• Eastern Utah — Price, Moab and Vernal along US 6, I-70 and US 40 toward Colorado, the energy, mining and tourism region.
• Western Utah — Tooele and Wendover on I-80 toward Nevada, across the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Weather and transit reliability

Utah freight is exposed to snow in the canyons and wind on the flats. In winter, UDOT can require traction devices in places such as I-80 through Parleys Canyon, the main road between Salt Lake City and Park City and the Wyoming line, and semi-trucks are the heaviest class under that rule. In the west, high wind on I-80 between Tooele and Wendover has closed the interstate and blown over semi-trailers, including on May 19, 2020, when gusts of 80 to 90 miles an hour were reported (KJZZ). For LTL shippers the practical advice is simple: during winter storms and high-wind warnings, build extra transit time into anything on I-80 or the mountain roads, and check UDOT Traffic before a tight delivery.

Sample Utah LTL rates by route

Real quotes pulled from our platform for six different Utah lanes — same process, different carriers each time, all starting in Utah and spanning a range of weights and distances. Rates shift with capacity and fuel costs, so treat these as a snapshot rather than a guarantee for your shipment; get an instant quote for your exact route.

Rate, transit, and price-per-mile summary

Pulling the six lanes above together, a 15 lb shipment from Lindon to St. George stands out from everything else in the data:

Route	Distance	Weight	Price range	Transit range	Price per mile
Lindon, UT → St. George, UT	274 mi	15 lb	$379–$598	1–3 days	$1.38–$2.18
Alpine, UT → Rowland Heights, CA	647 mi	480 lb	$348–$412	2 days	$0.54–$0.64
Grantsville, UT → Stamford, TX	1,101 mi	350 lb	$623–$903	5–10 days	$0.57–$0.82
Ogden, UT → Seneca, SC	1,966 mi	800 lb	$855–$1,004	3–5 days	$0.43–$0.51
Tooele, UT → Temple Hills, MD	2,131 mi	150 lb	$422–$519	4–9 days	$0.20–$0.24
Sandy, UT → Hialeah, FL	2,540 mi	1,107 lb	$491–$667	4–5 days	$0.19–$0.26

Lindon to St. George (274 miles, 15 lb) ran $379.23–$598.20, or $1.38–$2.18 per mile, the highest per-mile rate in the data and the widest spread, 58%. Its lowest quote was only $43.08 below the lowest on Tooele to Temple Hills, Maryland ($422.31), a lane that carried ten times the weight for 1,857 more miles. On Lindon to St. George, Forward Air’s 3-day $533.17 cost $153.94 more than Warp’s 1-day $379.23, so the cheapest option was also among the fastest. Sandy to Hialeah, Florida was the longest lane at 2,540 miles and the cheapest per mile at $0.19–$0.26, and four of its five quotes sat within $74.84 of each other, with Estes’s 4-day $666.85 the fastest and the highest by $100.86. Ogden to Seneca, South Carolina had the tightest spread, 17%, with ABF Freight’s 5-day $854.99 against Estes’s 3-day $913.65, $58.66 more for two days faster. On Grantsville to Stamford, Texas, AAA Cooper’s 5-day $622.86 was $99.36 below Forward Air’s 10-day $722.22, so the slower service was also more expensive, and TForce Freight’s 5-day $765.69 cost $142.83 more than AAA Cooper for the same five days. On Alpine to Rowland Heights, California, all five quotes were 2-day service within $64.26 of each other, and XPO’s $406.41 and TForce Freight’s $409.57 were only $3.16 apart. On Tooele to Temple Hills, XPO’s 4-day $435.96 cost $13.65 more than TForce Freight’s 5-day $422.31, one day faster. The lesson is the same on every lane: compare several carriers before you book.

Major shipping hubs in Utah

Utah’s freight moves through the Wasatch Front and one fast-growing inland port:

• Salt Lake City & the Northwest Quadrant — the state’s largest market and its main logistics cluster, covered by the Utah Inland Port Authority. The Authority’s 2025 annual report says a new BNSF intermodal facility in Salt Lake City brought a second Class I railroad into the local market for the first time in decades (Utah Inland Port Authority).
• West Valley City & West Jordan — the large warehouse and distribution areas west and south of the city, along I-215 and I-15.
• Ogden — the northern anchor of the Wasatch Front, at I-15 and I-84.
• Provo & Orem — the Utah County hub, with Lehi and the “Silicon Slopes” technology corridor nearby.
• St. George — the southern hub, on I-15 close to Las Vegas and Arizona, with a UDOT port of entry at the Arizona line.
• Wendover — the western gateway on I-80 at the Nevada line, with a UDOT port of entry.

Highway corridors serving Utah

I-15 (about 401 miles in Utah) is the main north-south route, from the Arizona line at St. George through Cedar City, Provo, Salt Lake City and Ogden to Idaho. I-80 (about 197 miles) crosses the north from Nevada at Wendover through Salt Lake City and Parleys Canyon to Wyoming at Echo, and I-70 (about 232 miles) runs from I-15 near Cove Fort east through Richfield, Green River and Moab country to Colorado. I-215 (about 29 miles) is the beltway around Salt Lake City, and I-84 links Ogden to Idaho. US 6 crosses Soldier Summit to Price and the east, and US 40 and US 191 serve the Uinta Basin and the southeast.

Ports of entry on Utah’s main routes

UDOT lists eight ports of entry: St. George (I-15, mile marker 1, at the Arizona line), Perry (I-15, mile marker 358.8, near Brigham City), Wendover (I-80, mile marker 3, at the Nevada line), Echo (I-80, mile marker 180, at the Wyoming line), Daniels (US 40, mile marker 22), Kanab (US 89, mile marker 67), Monticello (US 491, mile marker 2) and Peerless (US 6, mile marker 234.4). UDOT does not post hours on its list, so call the port or check the UDOT port of entry page for phone numbers.

What Utah shippers move

Utah’s freight is shaped by metals, electronics and a fast-growing population. The state exported a record $22.4 billion of goods in 2025, the 24th most of any state and up 68% from 2015, led by $11.0 billion of primary metals, with $3.3 billion of computer and electronic products, $1.5 billion of transportation equipment, $1.4 billion of miscellaneous manufactured goods and $1.3 billion of chemicals. The United Kingdom took $10.8 billion, or 48% of the total, followed by Mexico at $2.0 billion, Canada at $1.5 billion, China at $915 million and Ireland at $839 million, according to the U.S. Trade Representative. Utah is a smaller agricultural exporter, shipping $512 million abroad in 2024, led by $159 million of other plant products, $77 million of beef and veal and $77 million of dairy products, and 3,806 companies exported from the state in 2024. Much of the metal and bulk freight moves by rail or in full truckloads, but the parts, tools, supplies, outdoor gear and finished goods around these industries are where LTL fits.

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