Trucking software for California carriers.
California generates more truck freight than any other state. The San Pedro Bay ports drive drayage and transloading through the Inland Empire, while the Central Valley produces enormous seasonal agricultural volume moving east.
Major corridors
- I-5
- I-10
- I-15
- I-80
- I-405
Principal freight hubs
- Los Angeles
- Long Beach
- Inland Empire
- Oakland
- Fresno
- Stockton
What changes how you run California
California operates its own emissions and equipment rules that differ from federal standards, and metro congestion materially reduces achievable miles per day.
Whichever corridors you run, the arithmetic is the same: a load is worth taking when it clears your cost per mile across every mile you turn, deadhead included. Fleetchart keeps that figure current from the paperwork instead of asking you to rebuild it each month.
Fuel tax in California
The IFTA tax rate matrix lists California's special diesel rate for 4Q 2026 at $0.9790 per gallon — the highest of the 10 states we cover in depth. On your IFTA return, California charges that rate on the gallons your miles here burned, then credits the tax you already paid on diesel bought here.
If your trucks are registered in California and your records are kept here, California is your base jurisdiction: you license with Californiaand file one quarterly return there for every member state you ran in. Returns are due the last day of the month after each quarter.
| State | Rate |
|---|---|
| Texas | $0.2000 |
| Tennessee | $0.2700 |
| Georgia | $0.3730 |
| Florida | $0.4097 |
| North Carolina | $0.4100 |
| Ohio | $0.4700 |
| Indiana | $0.6300 |
| Illinois | $0.7380 |
| Pennsylvania | $0.7410 |
| California | $0.9790 |
Rates change quarterly. Check the matrix for the quarter you are filing before you use any of these.
Sources
- IFTA, Inc., IFTA Tax Rate Matrix · Current quarterly fuel tax rates for every IFTA jurisdiction, including the 4Q 2026 special diesel rates quoted here. (checked )
- IFTA, Inc., Articles of Agreement (revised August 2026) · Definitions of base jurisdiction (R212) and qualified motor vehicle (R245), quarterly reporting (R930), the due date (R960) and tax-paid credits (R1010). (checked )
Last reviewed · by the Fleetchart team
Questions from California carriers
- Does Fleetchart work for carriers based in California?
- Yes. Fleetchart works for US carriers of any size, wherever they are domiciled — a single truck or a full fleet. It reads the rate confirmations and receipts your loads already generate and keeps profit and categorized expenses current.
- What are the main freight corridors in California?
- I-5, I-10, I-15, I-80, I-405 carry the bulk of through and regional freight, with principal hubs at Los Angeles, Long Beach, Inland Empire, Oakland, Fresno, Stockton.
- Does Fleetchart handle IFTA reporting for California?
- fleetchart builds your quarterly IFTA worksheet: miles and fuel by state side by side, with miles from a Motive ELD or typed from trip sheets and fuel from EFS or Comdata statement imports. It flags things that look off, like fuel bought in a state with no miles, and sends the worksheet to your preparer. It does not file the return — that stays with you or your preparer.
- What is California's IFTA diesel tax rate?
- For 4Q 2026, the IFTA tax rate matrix lists California's special diesel rate at $0.9790 per gallon. Rates can change every quarter, so check the matrix at iftach.org for the quarter you are filing.
- Is California my IFTA base jurisdiction?
- It is if your trucks are registered in California, your operational records are kept (or can be made available) there, and the fleet runs some miles there. Under the IFTA Articles of Agreement, that is where you get your IFTA license and file one quarterly return covering every member state you ran in.
- How much does it cost?
- A flat monthly subscription banded by fleet size — $49.99 for a single truck up to $299.99 for 16 trucks and more, every feature on every plan, logins for the whole crew included, with a 14-day free trial and no card required.