City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in San Diego, CA

5,742 active carriers, brokers & freight companies.

San Diego, CA FMCSA data • updated weekly 2.11% of California

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5,742

Active Trucking Companies

2.11% of all active carriers in California

560

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 23.3 new companies per month (-0.7% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

64.6%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 77.5% statewide in California

New FMCSA Registrations

540

Total

22.5

Avg / month

Best: Jul 2026

Lowest: Dec 2025

Company Size Distribution

3,263

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 2,109 64.6%

2–5 Units 787 24.1%

6–20 Units 279 8.6%

21–100 Units 71 2.2%

101+ Units 17 0.5%

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

Company Age Distribution

9.2

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 714 12.5%

3–5 Years 662 11.6%

6–10 Years 962 16.8%

11–20 Years 3,219 56.2%

20+ Years 169 3.0%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 9.2 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 5,530 96.3%

Broker 254 4.4%

Shipper 111 1.9%

Freight Forwarder 97 1.7%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 38 0.7%

Cargo Tank 1 0.0%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	Other	3,572	62.2%
2	General Freight	2,343	40.8%
3	Building Materials	386	6.7%
4	Construction	386	6.7%
5	Fresh Produce	294	5.1%
6	Household Goods	293	5.1%
7	Motor Vehicles	256	4.5%
8	Paper Products	237	4.1%
9	Refrigerated Food	232	4.0%
10	Meat	232	4.0%

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: October 14, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.

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