City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Palm Desert, CA

233 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Riverside County.

Palm Desert, CA FMCSA data • updated weekly 0.09% of California

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233

Active Trucking Companies

0.09% of all active carriers in California

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 0.5 new companies per month (-28.6% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

74.0%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 77.9% statewide in California

New FMCSA Registrations

Total

0.5

Avg / month

Best: Oct 2025

Lowest: Sep 2024

Company Size Distribution

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 71 74.0%

2–5 Units 17 17.7%

6–20 Units 5 5.2%

21–100 Units 2 2.1%

101+ Units 1 1.0%

Based on total power units reported to FMCSA. Median: 1 unit(s).

Company Age Distribution

10.1

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 16 6.9%

3–5 Years 12 5.2%

6–10 Years 25 10.8%

11–20 Years 175 75.4%

20+ Years 4 1.7%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 10.1 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 229 98.3%

Broker 5 2.1%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 1 0.4%

Freight Forwarder 1 0.4%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	General Freight	30	12.9%
2	Household Goods	9	3.9%
3	Other	9	3.9%
4	Building Materials	7	3.0%
5	Motor Vehicles	7	3.0%
6	Construction	6	2.6%
7	Passengers	6	2.6%
8	Driveaway/Towaway	5	2.1%
9	Garbage & Refuse	4	1.7%
10	Logs, Poles & Lumber	3	1.3%

Largest Fleets in Palm Desert

#	Company	Fleet
1	D & R FLOORING INC	20,000
2	GARY CARDIFF ENTERPRISES INC	44
3	DESERT ARC	33
4	CASTRO ROOFING INC	15
5	ITRANSPORT4U INC	14
6	ACE TRANSPORTATION INC	9
7	DESERT VIEW TREE SERVICE INC	9
8	UNITED BROTHERS CONCRETE INC	6
9	DESERT DISCOUNT PLUMBING SUPPLY INC	5
10	ALL STATE INC	5

Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: July 10, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.

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