Trucking leads / California
New trucking companies in California
Every motor carrier based in California that registered with the FMCSA, with phone, email, MC docket, fleet size and cargo, refreshed every six hours.
Counts refreshed October 29, 2026 from the live file. The subscription covers every state; filter to California at download.
New California carriers in numbers
In the 90 days to October 28, 2026, the FMCSA added 4,282 carriers with a physical address in California, 1,151 of them in the last 30 days. California ranks 2nd among the states on that 90-day count, with 10.7% of the national total.
At the 90-day pace California adds about 333 new carriers a week (the 90-day count divided by 13 weeks), and the last 30 days ran behind that pace.
Of the 19,061 active California carriers registered since October 1, 2025, 100% list a phone number and 100% an email address on their registration, close to the national rates of 100% and 100%, and 17% of the California carriers also give a separate cell phone.
Most California carriers in the file are small: 75% report one power unit or none, against 69% across the country. 74% registered as authorized for hire, 36% filed for an MC docket and 4.5% carry hazmat.
The largest groups of new California carriers in the last 90 days are in Fresno (215), Sacramento (172) and Los Angeles (155). Together the 12 cities with 15 or more registrations account for 1,169 of the state's 4,282.
Among California carriers that checked a cargo type in the last 90 days, the most common were general freight (2,598), building materials and construction (567) and fresh produce (171).
California against the national file
| Measure | California | National |
|---|---|---|
| Registered, last 30 days | 1,151 | 11,218 |
| Registered, last 90 days | 4,282 | 39,891 |
| With a phone | 100% | 100% |
| With an email | 100% | 100% |
| With a cell phone | 17% | 17% |
| Authorized for hire | 74% | 73% |
| One power unit or none | 75% | 69% |
| MC docket on file | 36% | 40% |
| Hazmat | 4.5% | 6.9% |
Counts of 30 and 90 days are registrations; shares cover active carriers registered since October 1, 2025.
Cities with the most new California carriers
| City | Last 90 days | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 215 | 5.0% |
| Sacramento | 172 | 4.0% |
| Los Angeles | 155 | 3.6% |
| Bakersfield | 142 | 3.3% |
| Fontana | 95 | 2.2% |
| San Diego | 81 | 1.9% |
| Riverside | 69 | 1.6% |
| Manteca | 59 | 1.4% |
| Stockton | 58 | 1.4% |
| Santa Ana | 42 | 1.0% |
| San Jose | 42 | 1.0% |
| Ontario | 39 | 0.9% |
Cities with 15 or more registrations in the last 90 days, by physical address.
Cargo checked by new California carriers
| Cargo | Carriers | Share of checks |
|---|---|---|
| General freight | 2,598 | 63% |
| Other | 620 | 15% |
| Building materials and construction | 567 | 14% |
| Fresh produce | 171 | 4% |
| Paper products | 149 | 4% |
Registrations in the last 90 days. A carrier can check several cargo types.
How buyers work the California file
Insurance agents
14,196 of the 19,061 active California carriers registered since October 1, 2025 are authorized for hire. When those California carriers haul general freight interstate in trucks of 10,001 pounds or more, 49 CFR 387.9 sets their minimum liability at $750,000; the 850 that marked hazmat face the higher tiers.
Factoring companies
6,902 California carriers in the file have an MC docket, the operating authority a for-hire carrier files for to haul for others across state lines. MC docket plus for-hire is where the California factoring list starts.
Dispatch services
14,232 California carriers report one power unit or none, the single-truck operators a dispatch service works for. Sorting the California file by registration date puts the newest of them first.
ELD and fleet software
The interstate carriers among California's 19,061 registrations since October 1, 2025 are inside the 18-month new entrant monitoring period set by 49 CFR 385.307.
Truck and trailer dealers
General freight is the cargo California's new carriers checked most often in the last 90 days (2,598 carriers), which tells a dealer which trailers to show first.
The newest California registrations
| Carrier | City | Registered | Trucks | Phone | |
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Calling and emailing new carriers
Most new carriers are owner-operators, and the phone on their registration is often a personal mobile. The TCPA and the National Do Not Call Registry apply to sales calls and texts: scrub every list first, dial by hand, and do not use autodialers, prerecorded or AI voices, or texts without consent. Email falls under CAN-SPAM (a working opt-out and your postal address in every message). Mail is the lowest-risk first touch. This is not legal advice; the Terms set the rules for using the file, and the calling rules guide explains the TCPA and Do Not Call rules in more detail.