Radar · Trucking in California
Best Trucking Companies in California, United States
The 157 best Trucking companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: TruckLabs.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
157companies tracked
$28.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRUCKING × CALIFORNIA
Our analysis of 50 Trucking companies
$4.1b in tracked funding; 71% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
50companies analysed
71%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
2005median founding year
45median Fliar Index™
Ranked: Best Trucking companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TruckLabs Provider of tech-enabled truck wings and driver-management solutions 32Funding top 33%Moat top 38%Innovation top 43%Patents top 46% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 43% Patentstop 46% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 31% Funding: Raised $25.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 7 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $26M | 34 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 2 | TruckBook A tech-first freight marketplace that provides freight shipping and management solutions through its… 29AI top 45%Talent top 45%Customers bottom 49%Market bottom 43% All 8 signals ▾AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Customersbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Fundingbottom 43% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 27% AI: Product described with: ai-powered Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $3M | 49 mo ago | Seed | Pardeep Bajwa Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 3 | Dream Management Provider of trucking services 14Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 31%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record Funding: Raised $20.0k · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $20K | 32 mo ago | Seed | Steve Kim CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | 365Livelogistics 365 Live Logistics LLC | Landstar Agency in Morgan Hill, CA | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2009 | — | — |
| 5 | 88 Transportation A full range of transportation, distribution, warehousing and ecommerce services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2010 | — | — |
| 6 | a&m transport A&M Transport provides truckload shipments services. | — | — | Private | — | 1989 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
| 7 | ACT 2 Services Provider of transportation services for modern supply chains on the west coast | — | — | Acquired | — | 2008 | — | 1 job opening · 2 expansions |
| 8 | ACT Fulfillment Provider of comprehensive supply chain solutions and fulfillment services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1994 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
Top 3 Trucking companies in California
#1
Acquired · Redwood City, California · founded 2014 · 24 employees$25.5Mraised▾
Acquired · Redwood City, California · founded 2014 · 24 employees
Provider of tech-enabled truck wings and driver-management solutions. The company offers hardware and software-enabled products for the trucking industry. It offers products like Truck wing which provides an aerodynamic model automated gap covering solution of trucks Tractor mounted aero-dynamic device is to be placed in the vehicle while driving at high speed the devices automatically receive the vehicle moving data while turning it covers the gap between the trailer and the cap which reduces dragging, optimizes vehicle handling, and save fuel. Also, it offers Trip dynamics system offers feedback system for fleet managers and drivers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 33%Moat
top 38%Innovation
top 43%Patents
top 46%Market
bottom 32%Global
bottom 31%Funding: Raised $25.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (Aug 2023)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 7 patents
Innovation: 7 patents (top 76% of patent-holders) · 7 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding rounds
- Aug 2023Series B—
- Oct 2021Series A$15M
- May 2019Series A$10.5M
- Nov 2016Seed—
Investors
Blue Bear Capital, Calibrate Ventures, Autotech Ventures, Uncork Capital, Root Ventures, Tandem Capital
#2
Seed · Rocklin, California · founded 2018 · 74 employees$3Mraised▾
Seed · Rocklin, California · founded 2018 · 74 employees
A tech-first freight marketplace that provides freight shipping and management solutions through its AI-powered platform. It is a freight management company that offers freight shipping and management solutions through its AI-powered platform. It also provides solutions for shippers and owners for searching carriers and finding loads.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 45%Talent
top 45%Customers
bottom 49%Market
bottom 43%Funding
bottom 43%Product
bottom 40%AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Customers: Play-Store rating 3.43★ across 988 ratings (1 apps)
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 47.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2022Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Moneta Ventures
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapEssential Addons For ElementorElementor
#3
Seed · Los Angeles, California$20Kraised▾
Seed · Los Angeles, California
Provider of trucking services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 31%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding: Raised $20.0k · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round round (Oct 2023)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$28.5Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,526,002 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Trucking coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Mobility
How research on Logistics Supply Chain in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Logistics Supply Chain in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 43 papers.
UC Berkeley and UC Davis lead California's logistics research, optimistically advancing electric vehicles, battery technologies, and transportation optimization, with recent momentum outpacing concerns.
43 papers · stance +0.41 · 18% breakthrough · 22% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley14
- University of California, Davis7
- California Maritime Academy5
- University of California, Riverside4
- University of Southern California3
leading researchers
Colin Sheppard · Gordon Bauer · Hongcai Zhang · Scott Moura · Akram Elentably · Brian F. Gerke
prism intelligence · tone & topics
91% positive · 5% critical tone
TransportationBusinessEnergySustainabilityEnvironmentAutomotive
▲
Breakthroughs7 · 16%
▼ 18%→17% share
▼0.9× share momentum13 median citations57% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fleet management breakthroughs are rising — appearing across Breakthroughs, Advancements, and Concerns segments simultaneously.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management3
- Sustainability2
- Production (economics)2
- Block (permutation group theory)2
- Service (business)2
Landmark Next-Generation Automated Vehicle Location Systems: Positioning at the Lane Level · 135 cites
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Advancements24 · 56%
▼ 55%→48% share
▼0.9× share momentum6 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are broadening — Truck, Greenhouse gas, and Transport engineering all newly emerged while Fleet management tripled (2→6).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management2→6
- Supply chain optimization1→3
Newly emergingTruck 0→3 · Greenhouse gas 0→3 · Transport engineering 0→3
Landmark Service Region Design for Urban Electric Vehicle Sharing Systems · 248 cites
▼
Concerns9 · 21%
▼ 27%→22% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations56% since 2021mostly empirical
Electrification and Government concerns are intensifying — each registering 3 rising papers as California logistics faces regulatory pressure.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management5
- Government (linguistics)3
- Electrification3
- Marketing2
- Value (mathematics)2
Landmark Joint Optimization Scheme for the Planning and Operations of Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fleets Serving Mobility · 33 cites
Common questions
How many Trucking companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 157 indexable Trucking companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Trucking companies in California, United States?
The Trucking companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $28.5M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Trucking company in California, United States?
TruckLabs is the highest-funded Trucking company in California, United States, with $25.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Trucking companies in California, United States are funded?
3 of the 157 Trucking companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Trucking unicorns are there in California, United States?
None of the Trucking companies in California, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Trucking companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Trucking companies on this list include Autotech Ventures, Blue Bear Capital, Calibrate Ventures, FusionX Ventures, Ironwood Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.