๐ California against the country171 of 1,214.
Counted the same way.
Every state is read from the same nationwide FMCSA feeds and measured on the same four things, so these numbers say what separates California from the state next to it rather than describing something that would fit either.
- 171of the 1,214 carriers TriggerRank ranks nationwide1st of the 47 states carrying a ranked carrier in this publication, at 14% of the country
- 111have operating authority underway65% of California against 62% nationwide, which is what makes the timing here different
- 132run a single truck77% of California against 67% nationwide, with 38 more running two to five
Where they sit in the FMCSA process- New USDOT59
- Authority pending111
- BOC-3 filed0
- Authority active0
- Insurance filed1
- Suspension review0
Published Jul 29, 2026, covering Jul 20, 2026 to Jul 26, 2026. Average priority score 97 of 100 against 97 nationwide. Every ranked carrier in the country carries an official filing contact, so there is nothing to separate California on that count. A filing contact is the phone or email the carrier itself gave FMCSA, never a contact we claim to have verified on a website.