Dallas to Phoenix freight
Lifetime Logistics Services LLC moves Dallas to Phoenix freight on a 1,058 mile run that takes two days, with about 20.5 hours of driving on Interstate 820, Interstate 20 and Interstate 10. We arrange the load in a 53 foot dry van, on a flatbed, as power only or in a box truck through vetted partner carriers, and I stay on it until the signed delivery receipt comes back from Phoenix. Use the quote form on this page to send your pickup address, delivery address, weight and dates.
From our dispatch records
- Distance
- About 1,058 miles
- Typical transit
- Two days
- How often we run it
- Booked as needed
- Trailer types
- Dry van, flatbed, power only
- Who hauls it
- Partner carriers we vet, dispatched by our own desk
The route
- Road miles
- Driving time
- Transit, one driver
- Main highways
- Interstate 820, Interstate 20, Interstate 10
| Trailer | Typical transit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dry van or power only | Two days | Dock to dock; a drop trailer saves the waiting time at either end. |
| Flatbed | Two days | Allow time to tarp and secure; oversize pieces travel in daylight only, which can add a day. |
| Box truck or cargo van | Two days | For a short shipment that should not wait for a full trailer. |
What rides well on two days of road from Dallas and Fort Worth
A truckload leaving Dallas and Fort Worth for Phoenix spends two days sealed in one trailer, so the freight that suits this pair is freight that should go dock to dock with nobody touching it in between. A full truckload means the trailer belongs to your shipment alone: nothing gets added at a terminal, nothing is rehandled along Interstate 20, and the seal your dock puts on in Texas is the seal your receiver cuts in Arizona.
On this corridor the limit shows up as weight before it shows up as floor space. Texas, New Mexico and Arizona all hold trucks to 80,000 pounds gross on the interstates, which leaves a 53 foot dry van room for about 44,000 to 45,000 pounds of freight. When you fill in the quote form, give us the true shipping weight, the pallet count and whether the pallets stack, so the first truck we line up for your Phoenix delivery is the right truck.
Interstate 820 to Interstate 20 to Interstate 10
The trip opens on Interstate 820, the loop around Fort Worth, which hands the truck to Interstate 20 heading west. Interstate 20 carries the long stretch of Texas miles and ends where it joins Interstate 10 before the New Mexico line, and from there Interstate 10 runs across New Mexico, through the Arizona port of entry at San Simon and on into Phoenix. Three highways, one direction, and very little reason for a driver to leave the interstate until the last miles to your receiver.
Those 1,058 miles come to about 20.5 hours behind the wheel, more than a single driving day can hold, which is why the honest transit on this pair is two days. A truck that loads in Dallas or Fort Worth in the morning is planned for a Phoenix delivery on the second day out, and the appointment we ask your receiver for is set to match that plan rather than to a best case. Before the truck rolls, the carrier and I check the road ahead on Interstate 20 and Interstate 10 so any change reaches you before your receiver hears about it.
Crossing into Arizona at San Simon
Westbound freight on Interstate 10 enters Arizona at the San Simon port of entry, where the state weighs and checks trucks coming in from New Mexico. Arizona runs ports at Ehrenberg on Interstate 10 from California, Topock on Interstate 40 and Kingman on US 93 as well, but a truck from Dallas and Fort Worth on this routing meets San Simon and only San Simon on the way to Phoenix.
What the port sees is the weight on the scale and the paperwork in the cab, so both have to be right when the truck leaves your dock in Texas. We ask for the real weight up front, keep the bill of lading matched to what is actually loaded, and stay inside the 80,000 pound gross limit that holds on every interstate from Interstate 820 to Interstate 10. A load built that way clears the scale and keeps moving toward its delivery appointment.
Rail yards at both ends of this pair
Both metros on this lane are rail towns. Dallas and Fort Worth have BNSF Alliance in Haslet and the UP Dallas Intermodal Terminal in Wilmer, and Phoenix has BNSF Phoenix in Glendale and UP Phoenix, so shippers on this pair sometimes weigh a truck against putting the freight on rail between those yards.
Rail between those terminals still needs a truck at each end to reach your dock and your receiver, with the freight lifted at the ramp in between. A truckload on Interstate 20 and Interstate 10 skips both of those handoffs and runs from your Texas door to the Phoenix door on its own two day schedule. If your freight is already moving through one of these yards, tell us where it sits and where it is headed, and we will talk through whether a truck or power only move fits it.
Trailer choices for Texas freight bound for Phoenix
The 53 foot dry van is the trailer we run ourselves, so we know exactly what one holds and how it rides on two days of interstate. For this lane we arrange dry vans through vetted partner carriers, and the dry van is the right call for palletized or boxed freight that needs to stay dry and sealed from Dallas and Fort Worth to Phoenix. Freight that has to load from the side or the top, or that will not fit through a van door, goes on a flatbed from a partner carrier instead.
Power only fits a shipper in Dallas and Fort Worth who already has a loaded trailer and needs a truck and driver to pull it to Phoenix. A box truck suits a load too small to justify a full 53 foot trailer on a 1,058 mile run. Tell us the dimensions, the weight and how the freight is packaged, and we will match it to one of those four before we quote.
How this lane is covered and booked
Your load on this pair rides with a vetted partner carrier whose trucks already run Interstate 20 and Interstate 10 west out of Texas, and our dispatch desk in Covina, California lines that carrier up, confirms the truck, the driver and the appointments, and tracks the load across all three states. I stay on the load myself from your first call through the signed delivery receipt in Phoenix, so the person you talk to on the pickup day is the same person you talk to on the delivery day.
Dallas and Fort Worth run on Central time and Phoenix stays on Mountain Standard Time all year, because Arizona does not observe daylight saving. With daylight saving ending this week, Dallas and Fort Worth sit one hour ahead of Phoenix until spring, and every pickup and delivery time we confirm names its zone so your dock and your receiver read the same clock. Send the details through the quote form and we will come back with a truck and a plan.
Questions shippers ask
- How much does a truckload from Dallas and Fort Worth to Phoenix cost?
- The cost depends on the trailer, the weight, how the freight is loaded and the pickup and delivery dates. A 53 foot dry van at up to about 44,000 to 45,000 pounds prices differently than a flatbed, power only or box truck on the same 1,058 miles. Send your pickup address, delivery address, weight, pallet count and dates through the quote form, and we will come back with a quote for your exact load.
- How long does Dallas and Fort Worth to Phoenix freight take?
- Plan on two days. The run is 1,058 miles and about 20.5 hours of driving on Interstate 820, Interstate 20 and Interstate 10, which is more than one driving day holds. A truck that loads in Dallas or Fort Worth is planned for a Phoenix delivery on the second day, and we set the receiver appointment to that plan. Remember the delivery time is on Mountain Standard Time, not Central.
- Which trailer types run from Dallas and Fort Worth to Phoenix?
- We arrange four through vetted partner carriers on this lane: the 53 foot dry van for palletized or boxed freight that stays sealed, a flatbed for freight that loads from the side or top, power only when you have a loaded trailer that needs a truck and driver, and a box truck for loads too small for a full trailer. Tell us the weight and dimensions and we will match the trailer.
- Do you carry freight from Dallas and Fort Worth to Phoenix if you have not run it before?
- Yes. The lane is covered by vetted partner carriers whose trucks already run Interstate 20 and Interstate 10 west out of Texas, dispatched from our desk in Covina, California. We confirm the carrier, the truck and both appointments before pickup, track the load through the San Simon port of entry into Arizona, and I stay on it myself until the signed delivery receipt comes back from Phoenix.
- What time zones do pickup and delivery run on between Dallas and Fort Worth and Phoenix?
- Pickup in Dallas and Fort Worth runs on Central time, and delivery in Phoenix runs on Mountain Standard Time all year, because Arizona does not observe daylight saving. With daylight saving ending this week, Dallas and Fort Worth are one hour ahead of Phoenix until spring, and two hours ahead once Texas springs forward. Every appointment we confirm names its zone so nobody arrives on the wrong clock.
Ready to price a load?
Send the quote form or call us. Quotes within 15 minutes, Monday to Friday 6 AM to 6 PM Pacific; operations team available 24/7 for active loads.