Artificial Turf Truckload Price: The 2026 Freight Guide

How truckload pricing stacks against full rolls and cut rolls

Every wholesale turf operation prices in three tiers: cut rolls cost the most per square foot, full rolls cost less, and truckloads cost the least. Mighty Turf quotes artificial turf truckload price factory-direct from the Fontana warehouse, which is why contractors ordering 12 or more rolls at a time typically land 20 to 40 percent below distributor and reseller pricing on the same spec of turf.

The reason is simple math on our end. A cut roll starts at 20 percent of a full roll and carries the highest rate because someone has to cut it and the remnant has to sell later. A full roll skips the cutting and ships as it sits on the rack. A truckload goes one step further: one warehouse pull, one trailer, one freight bill, one invoice. Order past 80 percent of a roll and it prices as a full roll anyway, so the tier breaks reward rounding up.

Standard roll is 15 ft x 100 ft (1,500 sqft). Exact tier breaks vary by product line, call for numbers on your spec.

For the middle tiers, see bulk turf prices and turf by the roll. This page covers the top of the ladder.

What fits on a truck: roll count and weight math

A standard roll of turf is 15 ft wide by 100 ft long, covers 1,500 square feet, and weighs 800 to 1,200 pounds depending on total weight. Heavier lines like Regent 100, Princess 115, and Mighty Sport run at the top of that range. Lighter landscape lines like Queen 80 run at the bottom, which sometimes buys you an extra roll or two on the same trailer.

A 48 or 53 ft trailer runs out of floor space before it runs out of legal payload. Sixteen rolls at 1,200 pounds is 19,200 pounds, well under the roughly 44,000 pound legal limit, so the practical ceiling is how many 15 ft tubes fit on the deck. That is why a full truckload lands at roughly 12 to 16 rolls, or 18,000 to 24,000 square feet.

Weight per roll varies with total weight. Sport and premium landscape lines sit at the top of each range.

If your job needs fewer than 12 rolls, price it against the by-the-roll tier first. Sometimes two jobs on one trailer beats two separate freight runs.

LTL vs full truckload freight for turf

LTL (less than truckload) means your rolls share a trailer with other freight. You pay for the space you take, the carrier cross-docks the load at least once, and a 15 ft roll is awkward freight that gets classed and priced accordingly. LTL makes sense at 1 to 4 rolls and that is about it.

Full truckload (FTL) means the trailer is yours. It loads once at our dock and unloads once at your jobsite, no cross-dock handling, which means no crushed cores and no forklift damage from a terminal that has never moved turf before. The truck costs a flat rate whether it carries 12 rolls or 16, so every roll you add drops the freight cost per square foot. That per-roll freight drop is a big part of why the artificial turf truckload price beats every other tier, the discount is not just on the material, it is baked into the shipping.

The gray zone is 5 to 11 rolls. Depending on the lane, a partial truckload or volume LTL quote can go either way, so give us the jobsite zip and we will run both.

Liftgate and jobsite delivery across CA, NV, and AZ

Here is the part that catches people: a 15 ft roll weighing 800 to 1,200 pounds does not go on a liftgate. Liftgate platforms run about 6 feet deep, so two thirds of the roll hangs off the edge. Plan for real offload equipment at the jobsite: a forklift with a carpet pole or boom, a skid steer with forks, or a reach forklift for soft ground. No equipment on site means the driver waits or the load comes back, and both cost money.

We ship freight to jobsites across California, Nevada, and Arizona from the Fontana warehouse. Before the truck rolls, check three things at the delivery site: gate and access width for a 53 ft trailer, overhead lines or branches where the forklift works, and ground firm enough to carry a loaded forklift. Tight residential streets in Vegas or Phoenix subdivisions are doable, but tell us up front so we quote the right equipment.

If you would rather skip delivery, will-call works too. Fontana loads same-day Monday through Friday, 8 to 3, Saturdays by appointment.

How to get a truckload quote

Have five things ready when you call: total square footage, the turf line or spec you are matching, the jobsite zip code, what offload equipment will be on site, and your delivery window. With those we can quote the material and the freight in one number instead of two guesses.

A truckload is a freight unit, not a single product, so mix lines on the same trailer: Crown 90 for the landscape areas, Elite Pet 80 for the dog runs, Crown Putt for the green. As long as the combined order hits truckload volume, it prices at truckload volume.

We are trade-first: contractors, landscapers, installers, facilities, and property managers. If that is you, call the Fontana counter and we will run your artificial turf truckload price the same day, usually while you are still on the phone. Details on trade accounts are on the contractors page. Homeowners, we will point you to a certified installer who buys from us at these rates.