How many trucking companies are in California?

329,286 active motor carriers reported a California physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 166,747 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.

How many new trucking companies register in California each month?

Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 1,574 carriers with a California address were added to the Census per month. Daily Leads publishes them every morning by 8 AM Eastern.

Are these all trucking companies?

No. Any business that operates certain commercial vehicles needs a USDOT number, so the registry also includes contractors, landscapers, movers, tow operators and other trades. Counts here cover every active carrier; the trade pages narrow them with TruckerFetch's niche presets.

How do I get a list of these carriers with emails and phone numbers?

Carrier Search in TruckerFetch filters the same records by state, city, cargo, fleet size and time in business and shows each carrier's reported business email and phone. Contact details are never published on these public pages. Starter is $49 a month and a free account opens a sample edition. Filter to California and export a CSV or CRM-ready file.

Where do these numbers come from?

They are counts from the FMCSA Company Census as last observed by TruckerFetch. Active means Census status A. Carriers are placed by their reported physical address, cargo by the cargo codes they report and add dates by the Census add date. Carriers that asked to be removed from TruckerFetch are excluded.

California carrier directory

Trucking companies in California

329,286 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in California as of November 9, 2026, including 166,747 that match the trucking and freight niche.

FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology

Active carriers

329,286

15% of U.S. carriers

Authorized for hire

83%

272,805 carriers

Operate interstate

20%

66,865 carriers

Added in the last 30 days

960

17,895 in the last 12 months

Reported an email

57%

Business email on the Census record

Reported a phone

99%

Business or cell phone

California accounts for 15% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Los Angeles, Fresno and Bakersfield, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.

83% of carriers in California are authorized for hire and 20% operate interstate. Most are small: 79% report one power unit or none, 15% run two to five and 1% run more than 20.

960 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 17,895 in the last 12 months. 57% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.

Cities in California

Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.

California carriers by cargo

California businesses by trade

Fleet size

Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.

0–1 power units: 261,427 · 79%
2–5: 50,295 · 15%
6–20: 13,220 · 4%
21+: 4,344 · 1%

New registrations by month

Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.

October 2025: 1,351 · 92% active
November 2025: 1,081 · 94% active
December 2025: 1,223 · 95% active
January 2026: 1,486 · 93% active
February 2026: 1,504 · 94% active
March 2026: 1,773 · 96% active
April 2026: 1,739 · 97% active
May 2026: 1,842 · 87% active
June 2026: 1,965 · 91% active
July 2026: 1,936 · 96% active
August 2026: 1,675 · 97% active
September 2026: 1,592 · 98% active
October 2026: 1,289 · 97% active

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How many trucking companies are in California?: 329,286 active motor carriers reported a California physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 166,747 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in California each month?: Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 1,574 carriers with a California address were added to the Census per month. Daily Leads publishes them every morning by 8 AM Eastern.
Are these all trucking companies?: No. Any business that operates certain commercial vehicles needs a USDOT number, so the registry also includes contractors, landscapers, movers, tow operators and other trades. Counts here cover every active carrier; the trade pages narrow them with TruckerFetch's niche presets.
How do I get a list of these carriers with emails and phone numbers?: Carrier Search in TruckerFetch filters the same records by state, city, cargo, fleet size and time in business and shows each carrier's reported business email and phone. Contact details are never published on these public pages. Starter is $49 a month and a free account opens a sample edition. Filter to California and export a CSV or CRM-ready file.
Where do these numbers come from?: They are counts from the FMCSA Company Census as last observed by TruckerFetch. Active means Census status A. Carriers are placed by their reported physical address, cargo by the cargo codes they report and add dates by the Census add date. Carriers that asked to be removed from TruckerFetch are excluded.

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