City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in San Diego, CA

5,751 active carriers, brokers & freight companies.

San Diego, CA FMCSA data • updated weekly 2.12% of California

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5,751

Active Trucking Companies

2.12% of all active carriers in California

565

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 23.5 new companies per month (+15.2% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

64.7%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 77.7% statewide in California

New FMCSA Registrations

551

Total

23.0

Avg / month

Best: Feb 2026

Lowest: Dec 2025

Company Size Distribution

3,268

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 2,113 64.7%

2–5 Units 789 24.1%

6–20 Units 275 8.4%

21–100 Units 74 2.3%

101+ Units 17 0.5%

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

Company Age Distribution

9.3

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 690 12.1%

3–5 Years 665 11.7%

6–10 Years 965 16.9%

11–20 Years 3,220 56.4%

20+ Years 166 2.9%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 9.3 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 5,537 96.3%

Broker 257 4.5%

Shipper 111 1.9%

Freight Forwarder 97 1.7%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 34 0.6%

Cargo Tank 1 0.0%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	Other	3,326	57.8%
2	General Freight	2,189	38.1%
3	Household Goods	528	9.2%
4	Construction	252	4.4%
5	Motor Vehicles	210	3.7%
6	Fresh Produce	195	3.4%
7	Refrigerated Food	141	2.5%
8	Passengers	126	2.2%
9	Paper Products	124	2.2%
10	Intermodal Containers	110	1.9%

Largest Fleets in San Diego

#	Company	Fleet
1	HELIX ELECTRIC INC	504
2	NRC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC	284
3	SAN DIEGO TRANSIT CORPORATION	259
4	BALI EXPRESS SERVICES INC	220
5	CROWN XPRESS TRANSPORT INC	190
6	MC EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC	178
7	DURAN FREIGHT CORP	161
8	HANSON AGGREGATES PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INC	152
9	TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES VALDEZ SA DE CV	150
10	JFG INTERNATIONAL INC	145

Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: August 26, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.

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