Safest trucking companies in California, 2026

6,707 active California carriers had 20 or more roadside inspections in the last 24 months. These 50 have the cleanest out-of-service records, and 32 of them were never put out of service. #1 is American Towing And Recoverey INC of Barstow, with 220 inspections and no out-of-service orders.

Top 50 safest carriers in California

Ranked by adjusted out-of-service rate. See how the ranking works below.

#	Carrier	City	Power units	Inspections	Out of service	OOS rate
1	American Towing And Recoverey INCUSDOT 1868623	Barstow	26	220	0	0%
2	Orange Unified School District Transportation DepartmentUSDOT 2808973	Orange	116	298	0	0%
3	Kings Canyon Unified School DistUSDOT 2607803	Reedley	111	214	0	0%
4	Sundiego Charter CompanyUSDOT 701846	National City	44	175	0	0%
5	Mission School Transportation INCUSDOT 2721165	North Hollywood	512	902	6	0.6%
6	Fresno Unified School DistrictUSDOT 2809164	Fresno	116	280	1	0.3%
7	Flying Dutchman RacingUSDOT 493390	Chino	216	164	1	0.4%
8	Best-Vip Chauffeured WorldwideUSDOT 1475332	Santa Ana	47	132	0	0%
9	Chula Vista Elementry School DistrictUSDOT 2741279	Chula Vista	204	236	1	0.4%
10	Roadrunner Tow INCUSDOT 3022435	Fairfield	12	68	0	0%
11	Transportation Charter Services INCUSDOT 385886	Orange	126	193	1	0.4%
12	Fontana Unified School DistrictUSDOT 2808411	Fontana	48	121	0	0%
13	Falcon TowingUSDOT 2697018	Gardena	1	64	0	0%
14	California Coach Orange INCUSDOT 2740070	Orange	32	60	0	0%
15	Advanced TowingUSDOT 154573	San Francisco	42	109	1	0.5%
16	RoadoneUSDOT 2849661	San Diego	70	150	2	0.7%
17	Ra Delivery LLCUSDOT 2617550	Elk Grove	8	68	0	0%
18	Via Adventures INCUSDOT 399298	Merced	43	93	0	0%
19	OmnitransUSDOT 2663189	San Bernardino	312	84	0	0%
20	New York Style Sausage COUSDOT 508938	Sunnyvale	1	58	0	0%
21	Trumpcard Holdings LLCUSDOT 2984784	Carlsbad	36	58	0	0%
22	Royal Oak Ag Services INCUSDOT 3573239	Santa Maria	37	93	0	0%
23	California Towing & TransportUSDOT 1348739	Salinas	20	53	0	0%
24	Storer Coachways Storer San FranciscoUSDOT 138172	Modesto	52	180	1	0.5%
25	D & D Equipment Leasing INCUSDOT 3336667	Vacaville	1	52	0	0%
26	Hydrogen Distribution Services LLCUSDOT 3550558	Rancho Cucamonga	19	50	0	0%
27	Yeager Transport INCUSDOT 1783938	Winters	13	52	0	0%
28	Am Pm TowUSDOT 3451988	Oakland	1	49	0	0%
29	Dick's Community Towing & TransportUSDOT 3555734	Morgan Hill	8	47	0	0%
30	Chimas TowUSDOT 2942199	Sacramento	17	47	0	0%
31	Phoenix Holiday INCUSDOT 2942880	South San Francisco	42	148	1	0.6%
32	Smitty's TowingUSDOT 1295285	Goleta	34	85	1	0.6%
33	RaleysUSDOT 105428	Sacramento	47	142	2	0.8%
34	A1 Towing Service LLCUSDOT 3267622	Elk Grove	9	43	0	0%
35	Scantibodies Freight And Logistics S De Rl De CvUSDOT 3177229	Santee	10	48	0	0%
36	Eppler Towing & Recovery INCUSDOT 2884097	Firebaugh	31	43	0	0%
37	Nassau-Sosnick Distribution CO LLCUSDOT 2947568	South San Francisco	10	46	0	0%
38	KpacUSDOT 601210	Wilmington	21	1,300	17	1.3%
39	Freshko Produce Services LLCUSDOT 2866076	Fresno	50	170	3	1%
40	Carriage House Door CO - Bmd ManufacturingUSDOT 2941177	Galt	11	47	0	0%
41	Newport Meat COUSDOT 1819723	Irvine	31	49	0	0%
42	San Francisco Municipal Transportation AgencyUSDOT 2809234	San Francisco	607	138	1	0.7%
43	Kern High School DistrictUSDOT 2808934	Bakersfield	559	602	8	1.3%
44	Western TowingUSDOT 1303384	San Diego	53	73	1	0.7%
45	Yaamava Resort & Casino At San ManuelUSDOT 2670922	Highland	87	50	0	0%
46	CaldoorUSDOT 489838	Salinas	13	73	1	0.7%
47	Triple B Transportation LLCUSDOT 1661050	Lodi	5	37	0	0%
48	Rig RunnerUSDOT 475073	Rialto	24	428	10	1.4%
49	Escondido Union High School DistrictUSDOT 2671657	Escondido	21	63	0	0%
50	The Produce CompanyUSDOT 2944859	Tracy	9	39	0	0%

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How the ranking works

Source: the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File for the last 24 months and the Motor Carrier Census, refreshed every night.
Only active carriers with at least 20 roadside inspections, including 5+ vehicle and 5+ driver inspections, are ranked. Fewer stops say too little about a carrier.
Carriers are ordered by their out-of-service rate (vehicle and driver checks combined), adjusted for sample size: we add 10 inspections at the national rate (12.9%) before dividing. A clean record over 100 inspections ranks above a clean record over 20, and one bad stop doesn't sink a small fleet.
Ties go to the carrier with more inspections. Out-of-service means an inspector ordered the truck or driver off the road until a violation was fixed.
This is not an FMCSA safety rating or a CSA score, and MyDotCheck is not affiliated with FMCSA. Rankings change as new inspections arrive.

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