Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Santa Ana, California (May 2026)
Santa Ana, California's W2 trucking market includes 254 active carriers as of May 2026. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. Flexsteel Industries follows at $2,000/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
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
The trucking companies leading Santa Ana, 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 tops the Santa Ana, California ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Santa Ana, California market. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 94th percentile.
#2Flexsteel Industries — $2,000/wk
Flexsteel Industries pays above the 86th percentile on weekly pay for the Santa Ana, California market. Flexsteel Industries ranks in the 86th percentile on FMCSA's composite safety percentile.
Flexsteel Industries offers the highest sign-on bonus among Santa Ana, California's top 10 — $10,000.
#3FRESHPOINT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INC — $2,500/wk
FRESHPOINT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INC's weekly pay ranks in the 98th percentile across Santa Ana, California. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 96th percentile.
Despite ranking below #1, FRESHPOINT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INC outpays the leader on weekly average — $2,500/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #5 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #6 Sika Corporation at $1,750/wk, #7 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #8 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #9 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #10 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Santa Ana, California
The route mix in Santa Ana, California this month tilts OTR: 16% regional, 68% OTR, 12% local, 4% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 1% of Santa Ana, California postings; dedicated routes at 31%; take-truck-home at 67%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 58% and riders-allowed at 57%.
How Santa Ana, California compares to California
| Santa Ana, California | California top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 45% | 34% | +11 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 82% | 74% | +8 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, May 2026
Among the figures above, dedicated routes is where Santa Ana, California differs most from California — 11 points above statewide.
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
Pay carriers in the same market against each other (30% of the score). Add a five-dimension FMCSA safety percentile from SAFER (25%). Score benefits based on whether the carrier hires W2 drivers or contractors (25%). Layer on employer responsiveness and fleet scale (20%). The weights are fixed and public. Updated May 2026.