Updated July 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Manteca, California (July 2026)
Manteca, California, July 2026: 208 active owner-operator carriers. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $5,500. INLAND EMPIRE LLC follows at $7,875/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.
Manteca, 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 is number-one in Manteca, California this month on the composite ranking. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 96th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Manteca, California.
#2INLAND EMPIRE LLC — $7,875/wk
INLAND EMPIRE LLC is active in Manteca, California with a current open requisition.
#3OVERLOG INC — $7,250/wk
OVERLOG INC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Manteca, California median.
Also in the top 10: #4 Rickman Transport, LLC at $9,250/wk, #5 GNS TRUCKING INC at $9,000/wk, #6 Ali Star Inc at $10,000/wk, #7 Always Franklin LLC at $8,250/wk, #8 TP TRUCKING at $8,500/wk, #9 IKKO LOGISTICS LLC at $8,250/wk, #10 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Manteca, California
11% of Manteca, California's active CDL postings are regional and 89% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (0%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 3% of Manteca, California postings; dedicated routes at 34%; take-truck-home at 87%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 73% and riders-allowed at 69%.
Manteca, California vs California: the numbers that diverge
| Manteca, California | California top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average weekly pay | $7,494 | $6,881 | +9% |
| Dedicated routes | 40% | 50% | -10 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Manteca, California's biggest divergence from California is on dedicated routes, 10 points below the state baseline.
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.
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How we compile these rankings
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated July 2026.