2026 Rankings
Best Trucking Companies in California
Ranked by pay, safety, responsiveness, and driver benefits from 206 carriers with active job listings.
Avg Weekly Pay
$1,881
across top 49 carriers
Safety Score
72th
avg FMCSA percentile
Responsive
6
of 49 respond within 24h
Open Positions
55
across top 49 carriers
How We Rank Companies
Our rankings are based on real data from active job listings and public safety records. Each company is scored across four categories weighted by driver priority research.
Compensation
30%
Pay percentile from active job listings, plus sign-on bonus, guaranteed pay, and settlement frequency.
Safety Record
25%
Weighted FMCSA safety score — unsafe driving and HOS compliance count double vs other categories.
Benefits
25%
Tiered benefits scoring: medical, 401k, dental, vision, paid time off, and driver lifestyle perks.
Operational
20%
Carrier responsiveness to applications and fleet size relative to other companies in this ranking.
Compensation and safety carry more weight. Rankings update automatically as new jobs are posted.
Safety data sourced from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Safety Measurement System. Our composite scores are independently calculated and may differ from FMCSA's internal percentiles. This ranking is not endorsed or certified by the FMCSA or the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Top 49 Carriers
Sorted by overall
#1
Herrington Transportation Inc.
Responsive
59 drivers DOT 540627
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
74th pctl
Response
98/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#2
Brenny Specialized Inc
Responsive
64 drivers DOT 686095
Weekly Pay
$1,650
Safety
88th pctl
Response
98/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#3
SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC
Responsive
63 drivers DOT 2071213
Weekly Pay
$1,825
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
83th pctl
Response
80/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
OTR
#4
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC
265 drivers DOT 1065394
Weekly Pay
$2,200
Safety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
Regional
#5
Cross Integrated Transport, LLC
Responsive
450 drivers DOT 2195271
Weekly Pay
$1,850
Safety
75th pctl
Response
98/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#6
DIVINE ENTERPRISES
Responsive
150 drivers DOT 1134917
Weekly Pay
$1,375
Safety
85th pctl
Response
82/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
OTR
#7
REEVE TRUCKING COMPANY
120 drivers DOT 290187
Weekly Pay
$1,900
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
89th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
OTR
#8
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC
110 drivers DOT 2170456
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#9
J & H TRUCKING INC
Responsive
94 drivers DOT 598343
Weekly Pay
$1,475
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
83th pctl
Response
98/100
Open Jobs
2
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#10
Dillard Trucking
30 drivers DOT 352045
Weekly Pay
$2,200
Avg. +$3,000 sign-onSafety
65th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#11
G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC
30 drivers DOT 782050
Weekly Pay
$2,045
Safety
84th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#12
ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC
80 drivers DOT 2817441
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Avg. +$1,000 sign-onSafety
69th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#13
MC CARRIER LLC
120 drivers DOT 2400167
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Safety
84th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#14
Fisher Brothers Trucking
35 drivers DOT 1054682
Weekly Pay
$2,250
Safety
79th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#15
BRADY TRUCKING INC
130 drivers DOT 569493
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$3,000 sign-onSafety
88th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
Regional
OTR
#16
KAISER TRANSPORT INC
42 drivers DOT 637350
Weekly Pay
$1,855
Safety
79th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#17
HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC
322 drivers DOT 507308
Weekly Pay
$1,650
Safety
85th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#18
NEIER INC
60 drivers DOT 394563
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
94th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Pets OK
OTR
#19
RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC
15 drivers DOT 3437344
Weekly Pay
$1,652
Safety
78th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#20
M&D TRANSPORT
10 drivers DOT 2087305
Weekly Pay
$2,400
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
89th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#21
Excel Trucking LLC
150 drivers DOT 2258095
Weekly Pay
$2,037
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
76th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
OTR
#22
Prime Inc.
6,500 drivers DOT 3706
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Safety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#23
CTK LOGISTICS LLC
15 drivers DOT 3093642
Weekly Pay
$2,200
Safety
64th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
Dental
Vision
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#24
FBF TRANSPORTATION
36 drivers DOT 653073
Weekly Pay
$1,675
Safety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Pets OK
Riders OK
Local
OTR
#25
TRANS XPRESS LINE INC
35 drivers DOT 1626632
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
71th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
OTR
#26
REISCH TRUCKING INC
32 drivers DOT 2415460
Weekly Pay
$1,900
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
71th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#27
Southland Transportation
50 drivers DOT 2231324
Weekly Pay
$2,050
Safety
52th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Pets OK
OTR
#28
VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP
20 drivers DOT 2178521
Weekly Pay
$2,750
Avg. +$1,100 sign-onSafety
75th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Paid Vacation
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
OTR
#29
NATIONWIDE TRANS INC
48 drivers DOT 1470669
Weekly Pay
$1,827
Safety
84th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#30
DAYBREAK EXPRESS INC
181 drivers DOT 288155
Weekly Pay
$1,500
Safety
86th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
OTR
#31
ELITE EXPRESS
154 drivers DOT 751209
Weekly Pay
$1,450
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
75th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#32
CNA FREIGHT LLC
100 drivers DOT 1270604
Weekly Pay
$2,150
Avg. +$20,000 sign-onSafety
75th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
OTR
#33
LDS INC
83 drivers DOT 945634
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
81th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#34
STONE TRANSPORT
25 drivers DOT 300960
Weekly Pay
$1,500
Safety
82th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#35
Bakers Express
60 drivers DOT 2575270
Weekly Pay
$1,950
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
#36
Idea Transport LLC
18 drivers DOT 1684438
Weekly Pay
$1,850
Safety
70th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Paid Vacation
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#37
EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC
60 drivers DOT 2254336
Weekly Pay
$1,732
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#38
BALKAN EXPRESS LLC
150 drivers DOT 1597774
Weekly Pay
$1,775
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
74th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
OTR
#39
KZY Logistics LLC
81 drivers DOT 2189974
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
66th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
OTR
#40
S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC
7 drivers DOT 3605785
Weekly Pay
$2,200
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#41
LIBERTY HAULERS INC
16 drivers DOT 3092272
Weekly Pay
$1,600
Avg. +$10,000 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#42
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC
55 drivers DOT 1769704
Weekly Pay
$1,475
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
69th pctl
Response
63/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#43
Parks Motor Group Inc
12 drivers DOT 3336552
Weekly Pay
$1,975
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#44
1 MTX LLC
75 drivers DOT 1890957
Weekly Pay
$1,950
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#45
CAPITOL TRUCK LINES INC
56 drivers DOT 1807442
Weekly Pay
$1,900
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
56th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Dedicated
Pets OK
OTR
#46
NAJJAR BROTHERS LLC
10 drivers DOT 3195556
Weekly Pay
$1,650
Avg. +$1,000 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
#47
HORIZON TRANSPORTATION
70 drivers DOT 1781936
Weekly Pay
$2,250
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
OTR
#48
TRANSMASTER TRANSPORT LLC
8 drivers DOT 2090794
Weekly Pay
$1,850
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#49
GOLDEN LION INC
10 drivers DOT 3113763
Weekly Pay
$2,250
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
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