City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Santa Maria, CA

1,085 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Santa Barbara County.

Santa Maria, CA FMCSA data • updated weekly 0.40% of California

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1,085

Active Trucking Companies

0.40% of all active carriers in California

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 2.5 new companies per month (-27.3% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

72.9%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 77.5% statewide in California

New FMCSA Registrations

Total

2.4

Avg / month

Best: Sep 2025

Lowest: Feb 2025

Company Size Distribution

724

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 528 72.9%

2–5 Units 143 19.8%

6–20 Units 42 5.8%

21–100 Units 7 1.0%

101+ Units 4 0.6%

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

Company Age Distribution

9.9

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 94 8.7%

3–5 Years 85 7.8%

6–10 Years 161 14.9%

11–20 Years 714 65.9%

20+ Years 29 2.7%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 9.9 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 1,060 97.7%

Broker 31 2.9%

Shipper 19 1.8%

Freight Forwarder 12 1.1%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 8 0.7%

Cargo Tank 2 0.2%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	Other	784	72.3%
2	General Freight	331	30.5%
3	Fresh Produce	169	15.6%
4	Refrigerated Food	91	8.4%
5	Meat	91	8.4%
6	Building Materials	78	7.2%
7	Construction	78	7.2%
8	Farm Supplies	51	4.7%
9	Beverages	50	4.6%
10	Paper Products	41	3.8%

Largest Fleets in Santa Maria

#	Company	Fleet
1	NORTH COUNTY DISTRIBUTING	25,000
2	M&P CA TRANSPORT INC	401
3	PACIFIC PETROLEUM CALIFORNIA INC	160
4	CALPORTLAND CONSTRUCTION	123
5	THOMPSON & HARVEY TRANSPORTATION INC	49
6	THOMPSON HARVEY BAY AREA LLC	45
7	SMOOTH INC	42
8	SVR TRANSPORT INC	42
9	SPEEDS OIL TOOL SERVICE INC	27
10	ROCKIN CJ TRANSPORT INC	25

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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