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California trucking industry insights

141,216 active for-hire motor carriers based in California — 23.38% of the US for-hire fleet. Fleet sizes, top operators, safety ratings and IFTA fuel tax for the state, refreshed weekly from the FMCSA Company Census.

FMCSA data last refreshed 1 day ago (Jun 20, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
141,216
Power units
466,643
Drivers
431,691
Hazmat carriers
4,067
New this year
+6,261
Share of US
23.38%

Fleet size distribution — California

How California for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — California

Click a rating to browse California carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in California

Largest California for-hire carriers by power units. Click for the full FMCSA profile.

# Carrier City Trucks
1 ZUM SERVICES INC SAN FRANCISCO 2,959
2 CEMEX CONSTRUCTION ONTARIO 2,402
3 MONREAL TRUCKING PALMDALE 1,999
4 WM SUN VALLEY 1,857
5 DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC CYPRESS 1,379
6 ROBERTSON'S READY MIX LTD CORONA 1,239
7 WEDRIVEU INC SAN FRANCISCO 1,235
8 C R & R INCORPORATED STANTON 1,127
9 HANSEN & ADKINS AUTO TRANSPORT INC LOS ALAMITOS 965
10 GRANITE WATSONVILLE 939
11 QUALITY CUSTOM DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC IRVINE 708
12 ECOLOGY AUTO PARTS INC CERRITOS 676
13 MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC NORTH HOLLYWOOD 512
14 LTI MANTECA 510
15 MAPLEBEAR DELIVERY LLC SAN FRANCISCO 500

Top cargo categories — California

What California for-hire carriers haul.

California IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

Per-gallon rate for California (effective = base + surcharge), with delta vs the US average.

Diesel Rank #1 of US
$0.9710 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — +$0.6054 above avg

Full IFTA matrix in our quarterly calculator.

Data: FMCSA Company Census (public domain) · IFTA Inc tax matrix · refreshed weekly + monthly respectively.
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