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California trucking industry insights

254,850 active for-hire motor carriers based in California — 22.31% 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 20 hours ago (May 4, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
254,850
Power units
1,098,928
Drivers
732,553
Hazmat carriers
7,242
New this year
+4,467
Share of US
22.31%

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 TEMCO LOGISTICS IRVINE 2,493
3 CEMEX CONSTRUCTION ONTARIO 2,402
4 FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS SANTA ANA 2,346
5 ESTES WEST LA MIRADA 2,304
6 MONREAL TRUCKING PALMDALE 1,999
7 WM SUN VALLEY 1,857
8 CIXI HOME CORP WEST COVINA 1,500
9 ROBERTSON'S READY MIX LTD CORONA 1,239
10 WEDRIVEU INC SAN FRANCISCO 1,235
11 WILLBUR ELLIS WILBUR ELLIS AGRIBUSINESS SAN FRANCISCO 1,208
12 RAIN FOR RENT BAKERSFIELD 1,139
13 C R & R INCORPORATED STANTON 1,127
14 ENTERPRISE COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAN RAMON 1,058
15 HANSEN & ADKINS AUTO TRANSPORT INC LOS ALAMITOS 965

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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