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Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in San Diego, United States

The 52 best Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Upstrēm.

52companies tracked
$8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × SAN DIEGO

Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies

$13.3b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1996median founding year
57median Fliar Index™

Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Upstrēm
Provider of technology and processes for maximizing value of challenged inventory
19Funding top 47%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 26%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 47%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 29%
Marketbottom 26%
Funding: Raised $8.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100
$8M67 mo agoAcquiredSteven Maman
Co-Founder
2018
2American Cargoservice
Provider of multi modal freight forwarding services
$48K207 mo agoFunding Raised1991WordPressMySQLPHP+13
3Abx Collision
Provider of car rental services
Unfunded2014
4ACV
Logistics Services in California.
5All Moving Company
Provider of commercial and laboratory relocation, logistics, and space-planning services
UnfundedEsteban F
Chief Executive and Operations Officer
2010
6American Freightways
Provider of warehousing, freight forwarding, road transportation, and integrated logistics services
AcquiredMark Goodacre
Owner
1998Apache HTTP ServerModernizrjQuery+4
7Atlas Cargo
Provider of global freight forwarding and logistics solutions
Unfunded1987DrupalPHPUNIX+7
8Cal Pacific Truck Center
As a complete, one-stop, transportation service company, we have a preeminent commitment to serving the needs…
2020ElasticsearchDreamWeaverGoogle Maps+313 launchs

Top 2 Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego

#1
Acquired · San Diego, California · founded 2018 · 37 employees
$8Mraised

Provider of technology and processes for maximizing value of challenged inventory. The company offers solutions for customer returns, RTV, overstock, damages, display models, samples, and end-of-season inventory. It focuses on reducing manual touchpoints and unnecessary movements of inventory. The company utilizes conditioning, packing, and shipping materials that are eco-friendly.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 47%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 26%
Funding: Raised $8.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2020)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Conventional Debt$8M
Founders & team
Steven MamanCo-Founder
Investors
Pacific Mercantile Bank, Corbel Capital Partners
#2
Funding Raised · San Diego, California · founded 1991
$48.1Kraised

An Experienced Team Supporting Your Shipping Needs ACS is a founding member since 1998 of the world’s largest and most powerful network of independent freight forwarders, World Cargo Alliance WCA now has 6025 member offices in 187 countries around the world. Our membership in WCA enables us to be flexible, working with independent companies to ensure that every client gets our full attention and personal approach.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2009Grant (prize money)$48.1K
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpZurb FoundationYoast SeoJquery

Funding & investor landscape

$8Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Corbel Capital Partners1 rounds
Pacific Mercantile Bank1 rounds
Stellex Capital Management1 rounds
United States Department of Agriculture1 rounds
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,880,697 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 637 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 29% → 41% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Purdue University West Lafayette28
  • Georgia Institute of Technology21
  • National Laboratory of the Rockies20
  • Idaho National Laboratory18
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology16
leading researchers
Fengqi You · William Crossley · Stephen Schey · Jim Francfort · Kara M. Kockelman · Dajun Yue · Tao Lin · Luis F. Rodríguez
Breakthroughs113 · 18%
▲ 15%→18% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (15%→18% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fleet management16→21
  • Scalability4→9
  • Key (lock)1→6
  • Supply chain management1→4
  • Automotive engineering1→4
Landmark DeepPool: Distributed Model-Free Algorithm for Ride-Sharing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning · 167 cites
Advancements360 · 57%
▲ 55%→57% share
▲1.0× share momentum3 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (55%→57% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Supply chain management5→21
  • Scheduling (production processes)8→22
  • Sustainability1→11
  • Supply chain risk management1→10
  • Electric vehicle3→11
Newly emergingAnalytics 0→8 · Big data 0→7 · Battery (electricity) 0→6
Landmark Life Cycle Optimization of Biomass-to-Liquid Supply Chains with Distributed–Centralized Processing Networks · 343 cites
Concerns101 · 16%
▲ 14%→18% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations54% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (14%→18% of field), led by Supply chain management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Supply chain management2→11
  • Fleet management16→24
  • Transport engineering3→10
  • Supply chain optimization4→9
  • Sustainability1→5
Newly emergingElectrification 0→9 · Resilience (materials science) 0→6 · Agency (philosophy) 0→6
Landmark Challenges in Scaling Up Biofuels Infrastructure · 312 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where logistics supply chain is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston31 · +0.55
Hot · TelecommunicationsAdvancing · Integer programmingOpportunity · Code (set theory)
Chicago21 · +0.61
Hot · Scheduling (production processes)Advancing · Supply chain optimizationOpportunity · Integer programming
Atlanta21 · +0.50
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · Battery (electricity)Opportunity · Service (business)
SF Bay Area18 · +0.54
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · SizingOpportunity · Battery (electricity)
Ann Arbor16 · +0.46
Hot · Fleet managementOpportunity · Truck
New York10 · +0.34
Hot · Fleet managementAdvancing · Mathematical optimizationOpportunity · Code (set theory)
Austin10 · +0.38
Hot · Fleet managementOpportunity · Telematics
Pittsburgh9 · +0.63
Hot · Fleet management
Seattle6 · +0.48
Los Angeles5 · +0.66
Advancing · Fleet managementOpportunity · Electric vehicle
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in the United States

United States logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 946 filings from 617 assignees (2016–2025), led by Amsted RAIL, Crown Equip, UBER Technologies; annual filings 68→95.

946 filings617 assigneespeak 140/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Amsted RAIL93
  • Crown Equip69
  • UBER Technologies65
  • Kochanowski George E49
  • Miner Enterprises37
  • Bendix Commercial Vehicle System35
  • R & L Carriers29
  • Strong Force VCN Portfolio 201923

Common questions

How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in San Diego, United States?
Radar tracks 52 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in San Diego, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego, United States?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego, United States on this list have raised a combined $8M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in San Diego, United States?
Upstrēm is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in San Diego, United States, with $8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego, United States are funded?
2 of the 52 Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in San Diego, United States?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in San Diego, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in San Diego, United States Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in San Diego, United States Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Corbel Capital Partners, Pacific Mercantile Bank, Stellex Capital Management, United States Department of Agriculture.
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