Updated July 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Cathedral City, California (July 2026)
Cathedral City, California has 210 active owner-operator carriers as of July 2026. The carriers ranked below are scored on real driver pay, FMCSA safety, benefits, and how they treat applicants. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $5,500. OVERLOG INC follows at $7,250/week gross. California freight is dominated by the Port of LA / Long Beach complex, Central Valley agriculture, and the Inland Empire warehouse cluster along I-10 and I-15.
What changed in July 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
How Cathedral City, California compares to California
| Cathedral City, California | California top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average weekly pay | $7,514 | $6,783 | +11% |
| Dedicated routes | 40% | 50% | -10 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Among the figures above, average weekly pay is where Cathedral City, California differs most from California — 11% above statewide.
Cathedral City, California's top owner-operator carriers right now
The top of the list is ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC at $5,500/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC — $5,500/wk
ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC tops the Cathedral City, California ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Strongest FMCSA dimension is driver fitness — 96th percentile. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2OVERLOG INC — $7,250/wk
OVERLOG INC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Cathedral City, California median.
#3Rickman Transport, LLC — $9,250/wk
Rickman Transport, LLC pays above the 90th percentile on gross weekly revenue for the Cathedral City, California market. Top FMCSA dimension here is hours-of-service compliance, in the 96th percentile.
Rickman Transport, LLC leads Cathedral City, California's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $6,000 for new drivers.
Also in the top 10: #4 GNS TRUCKING INC at $9,000/wk, #5 Ali Star Inc at $10,000/wk, #6 Always Franklin LLC at $8,250/wk, #7 TP TRUCKING at $8,500/wk, #8 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk, #9 IKKO LOGISTICS LLC at $8,250/wk, #10 AN ENTERPRISE INC at $8,500/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Cathedral City, California
The route mix in Cathedral City, California this month tilts OTR: 10% regional, 89% OTR, 1% local, 0% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Cathedral City, California CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 36% dedicated, 87% take-truck-home, 72% pet-friendly, 69% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in California
California is one of the toughest states to drive CDL in the country, and one of the most lucrative for the right setup. CARB clean-truck enforcement is the most aggressive in the US, so newer equipment is effectively required for fleet work — if you're owner-op, plan the truck purchase around it. Drayage out of LA / Long Beach and warehouse-rotation work in the Inland Empire pay near the top of the national scale, but cost of living is brutal. The mountain passes (Cajon, Grapevine, Donner) add real winter complexity that most other Southwest lanes don't. Drivers with serious mountain experience earn it back.
Related guides
- Best trucking companies in Cathedral City, California
- CDL driver salary in Cathedral City, California
- Best owner-operator companies in California
How we compile these rankings
Pay carriers against each other within the same market (30%). Layer a weighted FMCSA SAFER safety percentile on top (25%). Score the benefits package against what actually matters for the hiring type — W2 health/financial benefits or owner-op operational perks (25%). Finish with operational performance: responsiveness to driver applications plus fleet scale (20%). All percentiles are recomputed monthly. Updated July 2026.