How many trucking companies are in California?

44,482 motor carriers have registered in California on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 2nd-most of any state. That is a cumulative registration count — a carrier first appearing on the register — not a count of currently active authorities, and some later go inactive.

What kind of freight do California carriers haul?

Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, California carriers most often report refrigerated food (reefer) (14,005), intermodal containers (11,422), household goods (movers) (10,872). Cargo classes are self-reported on the registration and can overlap, so a carrier may appear under more than one type.

Is "inactive" the same as going out of business?

No. "Inactive" reflects a change in public FMCSA registration/authority status — a lapsed biennial MCS-150, administrative deactivation, merger, or genuine exit — and some carriers later reactivate. We never report it as a confirmed business closure.

Where does this data come from and how current is it?

Public FMCSA records (Company Census dataset az4n-8mr2, plus the crash and operating-authority registers). HaulReport aggregates the register and compares daily snapshots, beginning Jun 12, 2026. The live activity figures appear once they accrue state-level volume. These are registration records, not safety ratings or official FMCSA statistics.

● Trucking in California · Public FMCSA data

Trucking companies in California.

A single view of the California trucking sector from public FMCSA records: 44,482 carriers registered since 2024 (2nd nationally), the freight types they run, and live registration activity. Every number is a real public-record count — there is no blended “score.”

44,482

Carriers registered since 2024

11.2%

Share of U.S. registrations

1,656

New (30-day window)

724

Marked inactive

613

Crashes recorded

California ranks 2nd of all states for new carrier registrations since 2024. Live activity figures are bound to the 30-day window since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026.

What California carriers haul

Carriers in California by self-reported cargo class (the freight types HaulReport tracks). California ranks in the national top 5 for refrigerated food (reefer) (1st), intermodal containers (1st) and household goods (movers) (1st). Classes are self-reported and overlap. Explore each: Refrigerated food (reefer) · Intermodal containers · Household goods (movers) · Motor vehicles (auto transport) · Logs, poles, beams & lumber · Grain, feed & hay · Liquids & gases (tanker) · Chemicals.

Live FMCSA activity in California

1,656 new carrier registrations — see the list →
724 carriers marked Active → Inactive — see the list →
Net registration flow: +932 (new − inactive)
3 operating-authority actions — authority changes →
613 recorded crashes — California crash data →

Counts cover the 30-day window since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026. Each figure is an independent public-record count for California; we don't blend them into one score.

Newest carrier registrations in California

Registered	Carrier	Location	Operation
Oct 1, 2026	NOVA LOGISTIC INC	Garden Grove, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CHASE LOGISTICS LLC	Oceanside, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	ZSM TRUCKING COMPANY LLC	Hemet, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	PROTAKE LOGISTICS LLC	Sacramento, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	ARCH LJEPAVA	Los Gatos, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	BACK 2 BLACK TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC	Los Angeles, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	DOMA LOGISTICS LLC	Westminister, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	MAHAL LOGISTICS LLC	Canoga Park, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	CARRERA TOWING LLC	Victorville, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CRANE LADY CONSTRUCTION LLC	Arcata, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	FERNANDO SAN PEDRO	Chula Vista, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	STEADY PATH SERVICES	Concord, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	ARM PRIME LOGISTICS	Sunland, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CHAPO LOGISTICS LLC	Visalia, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	THE EXP CORPORATION	Huntington Beach, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	IRON CORE RENTALS INC	Modesto, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	STAY IN MOTION GLOBALL LLC	Murrieta, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	CHICHENG INTERNATIONAL INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INC	San Gabriel, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	AJ TRUCKING	La, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	ALEX'S TOWING LLC	Escondido, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	SEXTON LEGACY TRANSPORT LLC	San Jacinto, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	MVA LOGISTICS LLC	Lake Elsinore, CA	Interstate
Oct 1, 2026	AAMBY FREIGHT INC	Union City, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	JOHNATHAN AVALOS ZEPEDA	Oak Hills, CA	Intrastate
Oct 1, 2026	CZ TRANSPORT INC	Chino Hills, CA	Interstate

Most recent carriers to appear on the FMCSA register in California. Each links to its full HaulReport profile and change timeline.

Explore California trucking data

National views: new carriers by state · activity by state · trucking by cargo type · industry statistics.

How HaulReport measures this

HaulReport aggregates the public FMCSA Company Census and captures daily snapshots of the registration, crash, and operating-authority registers, counting the differences by state. The “registered since 2024” figure is a cumulative count of carriers first appearing on the register in California; the live activity figures cover the 30-day window since Jun 12, 2026. Cargo classes come from the carrier's self-reported registration flags and can overlap. Because these are public registration databases, they reflect filing activity, not operational outcomes, and can lag real-world events. See methodology and data sources.

Frequently asked questions

How many trucking companies are in California?: 44,482 motor carriers have registered in California on the public FMCSA Company Census since January 2024, the 2nd-most of any state. That is a cumulative registration count — a carrier first appearing on the register — not a count of currently active authorities, and some later go inactive.
What kind of freight do California carriers haul?: Among the cargo classes HaulReport tracks, California carriers most often report refrigerated food (reefer) (14,005), intermodal containers (11,422), household goods (movers) (10,872). Cargo classes are self-reported on the registration and can overlap, so a carrier may appear under more than one type.
Is "inactive" the same as going out of business?: No. "Inactive" reflects a change in public FMCSA registration/authority status — a lapsed biennial MCS-150, administrative deactivation, merger, or genuine exit — and some carriers later reactivate. We never report it as a confirmed business closure.
Where does this data come from and how current is it?: Public FMCSA records (Company Census dataset az4n-8mr2, plus the crash and operating-authority registers). HaulReport aggregates the register and compares daily snapshots, beginning Jun 12, 2026. The live activity figures appear once they accrue state-level volume. These are registration records, not safety ratings or official FMCSA statistics.

Data: public FMCSA Company Census (dataset az4n-8mr2), plus the crash and operating-authority registers, via HaulReport's register aggregation + daily difference capture since Jun 12, 2026; refreshed Oct 1, 2026. “Inactive” reflects a public registration/authority-status change, not a confirmed business closure, and these are not official FMCSA statistics. See methodology and data sources.