Heavy machinery haulers in California
12,550 active carriers based in California report the machinery, large objects cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 4% of the state's carriers and 4% of heavy machinery haulers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
12,550
4% of California carriers
Authorized for hire
61%
7,626 carriers
Operate interstate
35%
4,372 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
33
666 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
95%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
100%
Business or cell phone
61% of carriers in California hauling machinery, large objects are authorized for hire and 35% operate interstate. Most are small: 50% report one power unit or none, 30% run two to five and 6% run more than 20.
33 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 666 in the last 12 months. 95% reported a business email and 100% a phone number.
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 6,320 · 50%
- 2–5
- 3,773 · 30%
- 6–20
- 1,656 · 13%
- 21+
- 801 · 6%
Other cargo in California
- General freight carriers142,993
- Building materials haulers38,559
- Construction haulers38,559
- Produce haulers26,616
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers21,861
- Meat haulers21,861
- Paper products haulers15,917
- Intermodal container carriers15,744
- Beverage haulers14,663
- Household goods movers12,685
- Car haulers12,556
- Dry bulk carriers12,302
- Log and lumber haulers11,796
- Metal coil and sheet haulers10,249
- Garbage and refuse haulers9,895
- Utility carriers8,984
- Grain, feed and hay haulers8,283
- Farm supply haulers8,195
- Driveaway and towaway carriers7,587
- Passenger carriers7,102
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers4,793
- U.S. mail carriers4,256
- Chemical haulers2,884
- Livestock haulers1,831
- Water well carriers1,629
- Coal haulers1,461
- Mobile home transporters1,445
- Oilfield equipment haulers1,395
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How many heavy machinery haulers are in California?
- 12,550 active carriers with a California physical address reported the machinery, large objects cargo code in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026.
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 this cargo type 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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