Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in National City, California (May 2026)
In National City, California as of May 2026, 209 carriers are actively hiring W2 company drivers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. REEVE TRUCKING COMPANY follows at $1,900/week. 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 May 2026
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National City, California vs California: the numbers that diverge
| National City, California | California top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 49% | 42% | +7 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 86% | 74% | +12 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 76% | 64% | +12 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 69% | 62% | +7 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, May 2026
National City, California's biggest divergence from California is on take-truck-home, 12 points above the state baseline.
Where CDL pay is strongest in National City, California this month
The top of the list is JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads the National City, California market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Pay sits above the 90th percentile in the National City, California market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 94th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#2REEVE TRUCKING COMPANY — $1,900/wk
REEVE TRUCKING COMPANY's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 96th percentile.
REEVE TRUCKING COMPANY leads National City, California's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $5,000 for new drivers.
#3PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC — $1,750/wk
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #5 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #6 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #7 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #8 Fisher Brothers Trucking at $2,250/wk, #9 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk, #10 MC CARRIER LLC at $1,700/wk.
What National City, California drivers actually run
The route mix in National City, California this month tilts OTR: 17% regional, 81% OTR, 1% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of National City, California postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 76%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 65% and riders-allowed at 63%.
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 owner-operator companies in National City, California
- CDL driver salary in National City, California
- Best trucking companies in California
Where this data comes from
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 May 2026.